Review of the safeguards provided on the Biro Meat Tenderizer and the Chopper (grinder) machines.
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February 14, 1978
Mr. Vincent G. Biro
President and General Manager
The Biro Manufacturing Company
Marblehead, Ohio 48440
Dear Mr. Biro:
This is in response to your letter of December 6, 1977, concerning the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's review of the safeguards provided on the Biro Meat Tenderizer and the Chopper (grinder) machines. This also confirms that two members of my staff reviewed these two machines with your engineer, Mr. John Wonnell, at the Twin Bridges Marriott Motel in Arlington, Virginia.