HANDY BUTTON MACHINE CO.
1750 NORTH 25TH AVE, Melrose Park, IL 60160
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May 5, 1983#15919152May 5, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15919152$5004 viol.4 violations$500 in penalties
Inspection #15919152
Dates
- Opened
- May 5, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- May 5, 1983
- Closed
- Mar 22, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 290
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 repeat, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,000
- Penalties on Record
- $500
- Site Address
- 1750 North 25th Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C01 I | Repeat | 5 | - | $400 | $200 | Jun 20, 1983 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B07 VIII | Repeat | 7 | - | $600 | $300 | Jul 10, 1983 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IIB | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | May 20, 1983 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IVC | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | May 20, 1983 | - | - |
Mar 11, 1981#15878424Mar 11, 1981Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#15878424$1,52031 viol.31 violations$1,520 in penalties
Inspection #15878424
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 11, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 19, 1981
- Contested
- May 15, 1981
- Closed
- May 24, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 375
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 31
- Violation Types
- 27 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,320
- Penalties on Record
- $1,520
- Site Address
- 1750 N 25th Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (16 of 31 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B08 I | Serious | 29 | - | $240 | $100 | Dec 10, 1981 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B08 III | Serious | 1 | - | $180 | $60 | Jul 10, 1981 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 C07 | Serious | 1 | - | $180 | $60 | Dec 10, 1981 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 C08 | Serious | 1 | - | $180 | $60 | Dec 15, 1982 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 47 | - | $240 | $100 | Dec 15, 1982 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 15, 1982 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F01 | Serious | 3 | - | $180 | $60 | Oct 10, 1981 | - | - |
| 01008A | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 050191 | Serious | 1 | - | $240 | $100 | Dec 15, 1982 | - | - |
| 01008B | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 050106 | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 15, 1982 | - | - |
| 01008C | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 050104 | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 10, 1981 | - | - |
| 01008D | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 050104 | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 10, 1981 | - | - |
| 01008E | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 050108 | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 10, 1981 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 B03 | Serious | 1 | - | $180 | $60 | Dec 15, 1982 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | - | $180 | $60 | Apr 9, 1981 | - | - |
| 01011 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A04 | Serious | 1 | - | $180 | $60 | Dec 15, 1982 | - | - |
| 01012 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A05 | Serious | 1 | - | $240 | $60 | May 10, 1981 | - | - |
Showing the 16 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 31 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Feb 12, 1981#15910698Feb 12, 1981Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#15910698$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15910698
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 12, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 24, 1981
- Closed
- Jul 15, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 325
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1750 N 25th Avenue, Melrose Park, IL 60160
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001A | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B05 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 16, 1981 | - | - |
| 02001B | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B05 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 30, 1981 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 V | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 30, 1981 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
13 inspections, 1981 to 1993. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.