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Date: June 22, 2016
Contact: Arlene Salac
Phone:�718-553-3015
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FAA Proposes $78,000 Civil
Penalty Against Amazon, Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Materials Violations
�ATLANTA � The U.S. Department of Transportation�s Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) proposes a $78,000 civil penalty against Amazon, Inc., for
allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
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The FAA alleges that on May 24, 2014, Amazon offered Federal
Express (FedEx) two cardboard boxes containing corrosive rust stain preventer for
air transportation from Plainfield, Ill. to Davenport, Fla.
One of the packages contained four 1-gallon plastic jugs of Rid O� Rust Stain
Preventer Acid Well Water Formula, while the other held two 1-gallon jugs of
the formula. Workers at FedEx�s sorting facility in Lake Wales, Fla., discovered
one of the containers leaked through the cardboard box.
The FAA alleges the package was not properly marked, labeled, packaged 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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