OSHA inspectors have visited Msi Express, Inc. in Texas one time.
It opened on May 24, 2021 on a referral, in Grand Prairie.
In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $18,188; today they stand at $12,732, 30% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,874 penalty. Msi Express, Inc. averages $12,732 across 1 cited inspection.
Msi Express, Inc. 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 May 18, 2021: Employee partially amputates finger while adjusting form mac
At 6:00 a.m. on May 18, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a snack food manufacturer was operating a horizontal form, fill and seal machine. The employee did not deenergized the machine before climbing the ladder and attempting to adjust the brush mechanism. The employee caught her left hand in the machinery. She was hospitalized to treat a partially amputated middle finger and an injured index finger.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Grand Prairie site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 410 workers: 1.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 78 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
MSI Express - Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie · 2025
410
7
1
1.6
3.0
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.
May 18, 2021, Grand Prairie: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
A temporary employee was on a ladder adjusting the volumetric filler on top of a horizontal form, fill, and seal machine. As she was making adjustments to the brush mechanism, it amputated her left middle and index fingers. The machine was energized at the time of the incident.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a)
(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.
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.
