The manufacturer supplies auto parts to Kia and Hyundai.
The guard would have to be manufactured from a material that could withstand a catastrophic electric or fire event so that the smoke from the guard would not damage the electrical equipment in the building.
The citations come following a worker injury at a Colorado Springs plant.
Two employees suffered debilitating hand injuries, according to the agency.
OSHA has cited Genpak for failing to implement specific procedures to prevent machinery from starting up during maintenance and servicing and also for exposing workers to fall hazards from unguarded platforms.
The company, Peconic Recycling & Transfer Corp., faces $119,000 in fines.
A revised program directive contains inspection criteria that apply to temporary service providers and worker leasing companies.
Midvale Paper Box Co. continued to expose workers to hazards, according to OSHA.
Ohio Gasket & Shim Company, an Akron, Ohio, metal stamping company, has been cited for one willful violation and 12 serious safety violations.
OSHA cited the Illinois poultry facility for one repeat and four serious safety violations.
Linden Lumber of Linden, Ala., has been cited for repeat safety violations.
Endicott Clay Products has been cited for three serious safety violations.
OSHA has cited Apache Mills Inc. for nine safety violations.
Ambrosia Fragrance of Piscataway, N.J., has been fined more than $67,000 by the agency.
"MSHA's heightened vigilance during this period will focus additional resources on preventing accidents at both intermittent and full-time mining operations, and we will look hard for the conditions that have led to mining deaths," said Joe Main, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health.
OSHA issued eight serious citations to TIMET for the incident.
Fall protection was the most common violation in 2015, followed by hazard communication.
The company faces $85,140 in fines.
The willful citation involved electrical equipment with damaged parts; there were damaged and malfunctioning pendant control boxes for a crane, damaged slings not removed from service, unguarded metal saws, unguarded floor openings, and a lack of machine guarding and confined space training, according to OSHA.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. faces $46,825 in fines after an OSHA inspection in West Virginia.