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FAA Slaps Amazon with $350k Penalty for Shipping Violation

63 pointsby waltercliffordalmost 9 years ago

10 comments

Animatsalmost 9 years ago
<i>&quot;The liquid leaked from a one-gallon container of “Amazing Liquid Fire,” a drain cleaner, during a flight from Louisville, Ky. to Boulder, Colo. ... The FAA alleged that the shipment was not properly packaged, was not accompanied by a proper declaration stating the hazardous nature of its contents.&quot;</i> 9 employees injured.<p>&quot;Amazing Liquid Fire&quot; is concentrated sulfuric acid. Amazon review: &quot;It eats through everything except plastic and porcelain. When you use this you have to be careful when you pour it down the drain it ate through the metal ring around the drain hole..... Unfortunately it did not unclog my drains, guess I have to call a plumber.&quot;<p>MSDS info: Very hazardous in case of skin contact (corrosive, irritant, permeator), of eye contact (irritant, corrosive), of ingestion, of inhalation. Liquid or spray mist may produce tissue damage particularly on mucous membranes of eyes, mouth and respiratory tract. Skin contact may produce burns. Inhalation of the spray mist may produce severe irritation of respiratory tract, characterized by coughing, choking, or shortness of breath. Severe over-exposure can result in death. Inflammation of the eye is characterized by redness, watering, and itching....<p>Also, sulfuric acid in contact with a long list of other chemicals is explosive.<p>&quot;Amazing Liquid Fire&quot; ships in a 1 gallon plastic jug. You can&#x27;t even ship that via UPS Ground. Above 500ml, you have to use hazardous material freight.<p>Come on, Amazon, you have databases. You should know which products are hazardous. If the vendor can&#x27;t give you an MSDS for it, maybe you shouldn&#x27;t be shipping it.
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serge2kalmost 9 years ago
So next time you want to whine about FAA safety regs, remember they ended up written because of things like this.
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a13nalmost 9 years ago
Ooh $350k, about what it costs them to hire one software engineer for a year
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cbhlalmost 9 years ago
I imagine we&#x27;ll see less of this going forward, as Amazon moves towards local warehouses and Amazon Prime Now one-hour delivery, in lieu of shipping everything by air using UPS&#x2F;FedEx.
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scurvyalmost 9 years ago
So they shipped something ORM-D by air? Throw the book at them.
jrockwayalmost 9 years ago
Incidentally, I&#x27;ve seen Amazon err the other way on lithium batteries. I have ordered things like LiFePO4 cells or devices with lithium ion batteries inside and they come with a sticker that says &quot;PRIMARY LITHIUM BATTERY, NOT FOR TRANSPORT ON PASSENGER AIRCRAFT&quot; which apparently doesn&#x27;t apply to lithium ion batteries. Better safe than sorry, though, I suppose. (I have also ordered primary lithium batteries... and those also get the sticker correctly.)<p>UPS has an incredibly detailed document here about the regulations: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ups.com&#x2F;media&#x2F;news&#x2F;en&#x2F;us_lithium_battery_regulations.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ups.com&#x2F;media&#x2F;news&#x2F;en&#x2F;us_lithium_battery_regulat...</a>
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nommm-nommmalmost 9 years ago
Amazon is known by third party FBA sellers for shipping out poorly packaged items. They then ding your seller account when your stuff arrives broke.<p>This doesn&#x27;t surprise me in the least.<p>From the article:<p>“Amazon has a history of violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations,” the agency said in a news release. From February 2013 to September 2015, Amazon was found to have violated such regulations 24 times, the FAA said, adding that the agency would continue to investigate the company’s compliance with air safety regulations.
Dr_tldralmost 9 years ago
Third party vendors doing sketchy stuff with shipping does not profit Amazon enough for this to be part of their overall business plan. 350k is definitely only a warning shot, but in this case, the interests of the FAA, Amazon, and public safety are all in fairly close alignment.
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tn13almost 9 years ago
So is Amazon happy that one of the most important partners of their business suffered ? Cant we trust UPS and Amazon more than FAA in this case?
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swehneralmost 9 years ago
Should be $350,000,000, no doubt.