BETTER PRODUCTS, INC.
29391 US 33 WEST, Elkhart, IN 46516
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Inspection records
Mar 21, 2001#125339812Mar 21, 2001Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#125339812$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125339812
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 21, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 21, 2001
- Closed
- Aug 13, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 57912 Charlotte Avenue, Elkhart, IN 46517
- 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.
Apr 5, 1994#124004300Apr 5, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#124004300$5624 viol.4 violations$562 in penalties
Inspection #124004300
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 5, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- May 6, 1994
- Closed
- Jul 7, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 228
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,575
- Penalties on Record
- $562
- Site Address
- 57912 Charlotte Avenue, Elkhart, IN 46517
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,125 | $562 | Jun 29, 1994 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 29, 1994 | - | - |
| 02002A | 400.402 | Other | 7 | 228 | $450 | $0 | Jun 29, 1994 | - | - |
| 02002B | 400.405 | Other | 1 | 228 | $0 | $0 | Jun 29, 1994 | - | - |
Mar 15, 1989#108000068Mar 15, 1989Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#108000068$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #108000068
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 15, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 15, 1989
- Closed
- May 3, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 87
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 57912 Charlotte Avenue, Elkhart, IN 46517
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jul 13, 1988#103981536Jul 13, 1988Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#103981536$52514 viol.14 violations$525 in penalties
Inspection #103981536
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 13, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 13, 1988
- Closed
- May 3, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 105
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 14
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 11 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,190
- Penalties on Record
- $525
- Site Address
- 57912 Charlotte Avenue, Elkhart, IN 46517
- 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 (7 of 14 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 3 | 9 | $350 | $175 | Jan 26, 1989 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C01 II | Serious | 2 | 2 | $350 | $175 | Sep 23, 1988 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 C02 IA | Serious | 2 | 2 | $350 | $175 | Sep 23, 1988 | - | - |
| 02001 | 400.302 | Other | 1 | 87 | $70 | $0 | Aug 12, 1988 | - | - |
| 02002 | 400.402 | Other | 1 | 87 | $70 | $0 | Aug 11, 1988 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 31, 1988 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Aug 31, 1988 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 14 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Mar 20, 1986#2664274Mar 20, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#2664274$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #2664274
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 20, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 20, 1986
- Closed
- May 29, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 68
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 29391-Z Us 33 West, Elkhart, IN 46516
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 14, 1986 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 14, 1986 | - | - |
Nov 14, 1983#215166489Nov 14, 1983Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#215166489$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #215166489
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 14, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 14, 1983
- Closed
- Dec 6, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 42
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 29391 Us 33 West, Elkhart, IN 46516
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Sep 12, 1983#215165960Sep 12, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#215165960$1206 viol.6 violations$120 in penalties
Inspection #215165960
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 12, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 13, 1983
- Closed
- Dec 6, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 42
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $120
- Penalties on Record
- $120
- Site Address
- 29391 Us 33 West, Elkhart, IN 46516
- 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 (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | - | $120 | $120 | Sep 29, 1983 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 29, 1983 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 29, 1983 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F05 V | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 29, 1983 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.308 Electrical - Special Systems OSHA citation code: 19100308 B03 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 24, 1983 | - | - |
| 02005 | 400.402 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 24, 1983 | - | - |
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.
7 inspections, 1983 to 2001. 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.