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Molding, Coremaking & Casting Machine Operators, Metal & Plastic
Molding, Coremaking & Casting Machine Operators, Metal & Plastic
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Molding, Coremaking & Casting Machine Operators, Metal & Plastic
Description
Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.
Category
Metalworking & Plasticworking
SOC Code
51-4072
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High risk job tasks associated with this job:
Compound plastics using lead stabilizers
Formulate, mold, or cure resins to produce advanced composite materials
Generate mists of metalworking fluids containing ethanolamines
Handle agents that cause allergic contact dermatitis or contact urticaria
Inhale mists of contaminated water from plastics injection molding
Make molds in foundry using MDI, furfuryl alcohol, or amine curing agents
Make products from silica powder/stone or other fibrogenic minerals
Use dioctyl phthalate to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Use urea formaldehyde to manufacture resins or foams
Worked in foundry for years with heavy exposure to gases/fumes and mineral dust