Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing underground mining machinery and equipment, such as coal breakers, mining cars, core drills, coal cutters, rock drills and (2) manufacturing mineral beneficiating machinery and equipment used in surface or underground mines.

Category

Manufacturing

NAICS Code

333131

Job Tasks

High risk job tasks associated with this industry:

• Arc weld stainless steel
• Braze using cadmium-based solder
• Formulate, mold, or cure resins to produce advanced composite materials
• Gas or arc weld on galvanized metal
• Generate mists of metalworking fluids containing ethanolamines
• Heat or machine chromium alloys
• Inhale mists of microbially contaminated, water-based metalworking fluids
• Machine or weld on cadmium-alloyed or cadmium-plated steel
• Spray and resand chromate-containing paints
• Spray epoxy or polyurethane paint, shellac, lacquer, or varnish
• Spray paints or glazes containing cadmium pigments
• Use cemented carbide materials or tools
• Use epoxy, isocyanate, or formaldehyde-resin adhesives, finishes, or sealants
• Use polyfunctional aziridine hardener in paints, varnishes, or other coatings
• Use solder containing colophony, zinc chloride, ethanolamine, or ammonium chloride flux
• Weld mild steel