WERTS NOVELTY CO INC
, Muncie, IN 00000
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Inspection records
Dec 18, 1998#125330993Dec 18, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#125330993$9382 viol.2 violations$938 in penalties
Inspection #125330993
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 18, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 19, 1999
- Closed
- May 3, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 126
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,875
- Penalties on Record
- $938
- Site Address
- 1520 W 5th St, Muncie, IN 47302
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 126 | $1,875 | $938 | May 3, 1999 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 126 | $0 | $0 | May 3, 1999 | - | - |
Dec 5, 1988#104013370Dec 5, 1988Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#104013370$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104013370
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 5, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 6, 1988
- Closed
- Dec 6, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1520 W 5th St, Muncie, IN 47302
- 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.
Jul 11, 1988#103976452Jul 11, 1988Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#103976452$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #103976452
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 11, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 11, 1988
- Closed
- Aug 2, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 114
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1520 W 5th St, Muncie, IN 47302
- 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 9, 1987#101994002Apr 9, 1987Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#101994002$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #101994002
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 9, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 9, 1987
- Closed
- Jun 10, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 105
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1520 W 5th St, Muncie, IN 47302
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 105 | $0 | $0 | May 29, 1987 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01 | Other | 1 | 105 | $0 | $0 | May 29, 1987 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Other | 1 | 105 | $0 | $0 | May 29, 1987 | - | - |
Jun 5, 1984#14742373Jun 5, 1984Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#14742373$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14742373
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 5, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 5, 1984
- Closed
- Jun 7, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 110
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1520 W 5th St, Muncie, IN 47302
- 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.
Mar 16, 1983#18768234Mar 16, 1983Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#18768234$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #18768234
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 16, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Dec 31, 1985
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- , Muncie, IN 00000
- 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.
Jul 19, 1974#215348608Jul 19, 1974Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#215348608$908 viol.8 violations$90 in penalties
Inspection #215348608
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 19, 1974
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 19, 1974
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 109
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 8 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $90
- Penalties on Record
- $90
- Site Address
- 1520 W 5th St, Muncie, IN 47302
- 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 (7 of 8 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 | 18 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 1974 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Other | 5 | - | $30 | $30 | Sep 30, 1974 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M09 | Other | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | Sep 30, 1974 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 30, 1974 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.159 Automatic Sprinkler Systems OSHA citation code: 19100159 E02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 26, 1974 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Other | 2 | - | $30 | $30 | Aug 30, 1974 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 002505 | Other | 4 | - | $30 | $30 | Aug 30, 1974 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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, 1974 to 1998. 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.