Inspection #306417668

Name: OSHA Inspection #306417668: U.S. BUTTON CORPORATION
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Closed

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of U.S. BUTTON CORPORATION at 328 Kennedy Drive, Putnam, CT 06260 on Sep 13, 2004. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on May 13, 2005.

OSHA documented 20 violations (12 serious, 8 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $2,200.

OSHA collected 21 air monitoring samples covering 2 substances during this inspection, including Ammonia, Formaldehyde.

This employer has 4 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 306417668
Type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Sep 13, 2004
Closed: May 13, 2005
Total Violations: 20
Penalties on Record: $2,200
Initial Penalties: $5,500

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.

Establishment

Name: U.S. BUTTON CORPORATION
Address: 328 Kennedy Drive, Putnam, CT 06260
Industry: 339993 Fastener, Button, Needle, and Pin Manufacturing

Other Inspections of This Employer4 on record

Inspection	Type	Violations	Penalties
#311757249	Planned (H)	2 violations	$1,376
#310182498	Planned (H)	15 violations	$13,008
#306416280	Planned (H)	20 violations	$5,740
#306415514	Planned (H)	No violations

#311757249Planned (H)

2 violations$1,376

#310182498Planned (H)

15 violations$13,008

#306416280Planned (H)

20 violations$5,740

#306415514Planned (H)

No violations

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed May 13, 2005.

Citations on Record

12 serious, 8 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$5,500

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$2,200

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Chemical Exposure Sampling2 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Ammonia	2	0	mg/m³	50 ppm (35 mg/m³)
Formaldehyde	19	0 - 0.5685073	ppm	0.75 ppm [0.5 ppm Action Level]

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement
01001	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G08 IIA	Other	$1,100	$0	Oct 29, 2004
01002A	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q01	Serious	$1,100	$550	May 15, 2005
01002B	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q06 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 15, 2005
01003A	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01 III	Serious	$1,100	$550	Mar 18, 2005
01003B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 15, 2005
01003C	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 H02 I	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 29, 2004
01004	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Serious	$1,100	$550	Dec 13, 2004
01005A	1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 D01 I	Serious	$1,100	$550	Oct 28, 2004
01005B	1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 D03 II	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 28, 2004
01005C	1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 D06	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 19, 2004
01005D	1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 H01 II	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 29, 2004
01005E	1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 H02 IV	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 1, 2005
01005F	1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 N01	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 15, 2005
02001	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K06	Other	$0	$0	Nov 19, 2004
02002	1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 J03 V	Other	$0	$0	Nov 19, 2004
02003	1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 J07 IV	Other	$0	$0	Feb 15, 2005
02004	1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 M03 II	Other	$0	$0	Nov 19, 2004
02005	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 I	Other	$0	$0	Feb 15, 2005
02006	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I	Other	$0	$0	Nov 19, 2004
02007	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II	Other	$0	$0	Nov 19, 2004

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.

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