Inspection #972083

Name: OSHA Inspection #972083: HANDY & HARMAN
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of HANDY & HARMAN at 1770 Kings Highway, Fairfield, CT 06430 on Jul 2, 1985. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Dec 1, 1988.

OSHA documented 16 violations (2 serious, 6 repeat, 8 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $1,900. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 296 air monitoring samples covering 19 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium Fume (as Cd), Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co), and 14 more.

This employer has 10 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 972083
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Jul 2, 1985
Closed: Dec 1, 1988
Final Order: Mar 20, 1986
Total Violations: 16
Penalties on Record: $1,900
Initial Penalties: $2,900
Related Activity: 1 complaint

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.

Establishment

Name: HANDY & HARMAN
Address: 1770 Kings Highway, Fairfield, CT 06430
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer10 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#113204036	Oct 8, 1992	Referral (C)	2 violations	$750
#100774652	Nov 7, 1990	Follow-Up (F)	13 violations	$4,490
#103349619	Jan 4, 1989	Referral (C)	16 violations	$3,000
#102740081	Sep 19, 1988	Follow-Up (F)	31 violations	$7,000
#101199123	Sep 18, 1987	Monitoring (D)	4 violations	$1,700
#101867067	Oct 20, 1986	Monitoring (D)	1 violation	$400
#10412757	May 8, 1981	Planned (H)	No violations
#10544369	May 7, 1981	Planned (H)	No violations
#10507473	Nov 17, 1972	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#10433977	Sep 28, 1972	Planned (H)	No violations

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

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Dec 1, 1988.

Citations on Record

2 serious, 6 repeat, 8 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$2,900

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

Current Penalties

$1,900

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Final orders are recorded through Mar 20, 1986. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling19 substances sampled

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

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	14	0 - 0.8909	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	14	0 - 0.0022	mg/m³	-
Cadmium Fume (as Cd)	3029P / 1A	0 - 0.52	mg/m³	-
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	14	0 - 0.0128	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	14	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	16	0.011 - 0.622	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	14	0.0095 - 0.2742	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	2423P / 1A	0 - 0.5537	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	14	0 - 0.0053	mg/m³	-
Mercury (Vapor) (as Hg)	2	0.003 - 0.013	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ - Construction (1926) and Maritime (1925) only
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	14	0 - 0.01	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	14	0 - 0.0333	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction)	4544P / 1A	0 - 0.331	mg/m³	20 mppcf (respirable)
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust)	2	0.251 - 0.45	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust), 5 mg/m³ (respirable fraction)
Silica, Crystalline Quartz (Respirable Fraction)	6	0 - 6		-
Silver, Metal and Soluble Compounds (as Ag)	2524P / 1A	0 - 0.41	mg/m³	0.01 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	14	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc	6	0.021 - 0.056	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	14	0.009 - 0.1331	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

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. 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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Other	$0	$0	Oct 11, 1985	-	-
02001A	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02	Serious	$500	$350	Oct 31, 1987	-	Mar 20, 1986
02001B	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 31, 1987	-	Mar 20, 1986
03001A	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B06	Repeat	$400	$250	Dec 19, 1985	-	Mar 20, 1986
03001B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B08	Repeat	$0	$0	Apr 2, 1986	-	Mar 20, 1986
03002A	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02	Repeat	$600	$300	Jun 30, 1988	-	Mar 20, 1986
03002B	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E	Repeat	$0	$0	Jun 30, 1988	-	Mar 20, 1986
03003	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01	Repeat	$1,000	$750	Oct 31, 1987	-	Mar 20, 1986
03004	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D08 I	Repeat	$400	$250	Dec 12, 1986	-	Mar 20, 1986
04001	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 II	Other	$0	$0	Apr 21, 1986	-	Mar 20, 1986
04002	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E07 IA	Other	$0	$0	Mar 12, 1986	-	Mar 20, 1986
04003	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Other	$0	$0	Dec 19, 1985	-	-
04004	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A03	Other	$0	$0	Mar 26, 1986	-	Mar 20, 1986
04005	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B07	Other	$0	$0	Dec 14, 1985	-	-
04006	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B09	Other	$0	$0	Dec 26, 1985	-	-
04007	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B11	Other	$0	$0	Mar 26, 1986	-	Mar 20, 1986

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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