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Date: June 22, 2016
Contact: Arlene Salac
Phone:�718-553-3015; Email: arlene.salac@xxxxxxx
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FAA Proposes $52,000 Civil
Penalty Against Amazon, Inc., for Alleged Hazardous Materials Violations
ATLANTA � The U.S. Department of Transportation�s Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) proposes a $52,000 civil penalty against Amazon, Inc., for
allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
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The FAA alleges that on June 2, 2014, Amazon offered UPS a
non-specification cardboard box containing a flammable gas for air
transportation from Whitestown, Ind., to Glendale, Calif.
The package held a 19-ounce container of Simple Air EZ Green HVAC
Cleaner.
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Workers in UPS�s Louisville, Ky., sort facility discovered the
container.
The FAA alleges the package was not properly marked, labeled or accompanied by
shipping papers indicating the amount, type and hazardous nature of the
material inside. The FAA also alleges Amazon did not provide required emergency
response information with the shipment.
Amazon has 30 days from receipt of the FAA�s enforcement letter to respond to
the agency.
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