FAA Proposes $59,500 Penalty Against Lebermuth Co. for Hazmat Violations

The Federal Aviation Administration, Southern Region, has
proposed to assess a $59,500 civil penalty against Lebermuth Co.
of Mishawaka, Ind., for allegedly violating Department of
Transportation hazardous materials regulations.

That FAA alleges that Lebermuth Co. improperly offered a
fiberboard box containing a one-gallon glass jug of eucalyptus oil,
a flammable liquid, to UPS for transportation by air. Ground
handling employees at the UPS sort facility in Louisville, Ky.,
discovered the shipment leaking.

Lebermuth Co. offered the hazardous materials for transportation
when they were not packaged, labeled, marked, classed,
described, documented, or in condition for shipment as required
by regulations. Lebermuth Co. also failed to ensure that
employees were trained to properly package and handle hazardous
materials, and did not make available at all times the required
emergency response information.

Lebermuth Co. has 30 days from receipt of the FAA notice to
submit a reply to the agency. This announcement is made in
accordance with the FAA's practice of releasing information to the
public on newly issued enforcement actions involving penalties of
$50,000 or more.