The inspection began on Oct 25, 2018 on a referral, in Hooks.
That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $15,521 and now stand at $8,950, 42% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Expal USA averages $8,950 (1 cited inspection).
Expal USA also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Sep 5, 2018: Employee fractures finger and lacerates hand when caught in
At 12:45 a.m. on September 5, 2018, an employee was using a chisel and hammer to remove a ring on a mine when an explosion occurred. The employee fractured an finger and lacerated his hand. Hospitalization was not required.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Hooks site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 68 workers: 3.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 189 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Expal USA Inc.
Hooks · 2025
68
2
2
3.1
1.6
Expal USA
Hooks · 2021
40
2
0
4.6
2.4
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
An employee suffered a left palm laceration and broken fifth metacarpal while removing the retaining ring from a remote anti-armor munition (RAAM) mine.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
(b) Miscellaneous provisions—(1) General hazard. No person shall store, handle, or transport explosives or blasting agents when such storage, handling, and transportation of explosives or blasting agents constitutes an undue hazard to life.
Other ammunition (except small arms) manufacturing employers in Texas
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
