OSHA has inspected MGS Incorporated once in Colorado.
The inspection began on Feb 25, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Fort Collins.
That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $23,406 and now stand at $16,384, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and MGS Incorporated averages $16,384 (1 cited inspection).
MGS Incorporated also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Colorado · latest 90 days of OSHA records
136employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Fort Collins site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 12 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.2 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Maxey Trailer Parts and Truck Fitting
Fort Collins · 2023
12
0
0
0.0
5.2
MGS, Inc. - Colorado Division
Fort Collins · 2023
12
0
0
0.0
5.2
Maxey Trailer Sales
Fort Collins · 2023
10
0
0
0.0
5.2
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
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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.