Amazon Faces $350,000 Fine For Shipping Hazardous Chemicals
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reportedly proposed a $350,000 fine on Amazon for allegedly shipping hazardous chemicals that injured several UPS workers who handled the package. The penalty is the largest fine the FAA has proposed imposing on Amazon, which the agency said has had a series of at least 24 hazardous materials violations in recent years. The FAA alleged that on October 15, 2014, Amazon sent a UPS package with a one-gallon container of “Amazing! LIQUID FIRE,” a corrosive drain cleaner for transportation by air from Louisville,...