Rule 4101:9-2-10. Power-driven paper-products machine occupations

119.03 (A) The following occupations are prohibited for minors under eighteen years of age, unless exempt by the following: (1) The occupations of operating or assisting to operate any of the following power-driven paper-products machines: (a) Arm-type wire stitcher or stapler, circular or band saw corner cutter or mitering machine, corrugating and single or double-facing machine, envelope die-cutting press, guillotine paper cutter or shear, horizontal bar scorer, laminating or combining machine, sheeting machine, scrap-paper baler, paper box compactor, or vertical slotter. (b) Platen die-cutting press, platen printing press, or punch press which involves hand feeding of the machine. (2) The occupations of operation or assisting to operate any baler that is designed or used to process materials other than paper. (3) The occupations of operation or assisting to operate any compactor that is designed or used to process materials other than paper. (4) The occupations of setting up, adjusting, repairing, oiling, or cleaning any of the machines listed in paragraphs (A)(1), (A)(2) and (A)(3) of this rule, including those that do not involve hand feeding. (B) Definitions: (1) The term "operating or assisting to operate" shall mean all work that involves starting or stopping a machine covered by this rule, placing materials into or removing them from the machine, or any other work directly involved in operating the machine. (2) The term "paper-products machine" shall mean power-driven machines used in the remanufacture or conversion of paper or pulp into a finished product. The term is understood to apply to such machines whether they are used in establishments that manufacture, or in any other type of manufacturing or nonmanufacturing establishment. (C) Exceptions: There are many machines not covered by this rule. The following machines are not covered. Bag machine, bag-making machine Bottoming machine (bags) Box-making machine (collapsible boxes) Bundling machine Calendar roll and plating machines Cigarette carton opener and tax stamping machine Clasp machine Counting, stacking, and ejecting machine Corner stayer Covering, lining, or wrapping machines (set-up boxes) Creping machine Dornbusch machine (wall paper) Ending machine (set-up boxes) Envelope machine Folding machine Gluing, scaling, or gumming machine Interfolding machine Jogging machine Lacer machine Parchmentizing, waxing, or coating machines Partition assembling machine Paper cup machine Quadruple stayer Rewinder Rotary printing press Ruling machine Slitting machine Straw winder Stripping machine Taping machine Tube cutting machine Tube winder Tube machine (paper bags) Window patch machine Wire or tag stringing machine Last updated April 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM Supplemental Information Authorized By: 4109.05 Amplifies: 4109.05 3/8/2030 4/17/1979