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Job Name	Crushing, Grinding & Polishing Machine Setters, Operators
Description	Set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber. [SOC] A study of occupational asthma in grain elevator workers showed a prevalence of 40 %. [Malo]
Category	Miscellaneous Production
SOC Code	51-9021
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this job: Blast, drill, remove, or crush rock, concrete or brick Extract coal Extract mercury ore (cinnabar) Generate grain dust Generate latex dust in manufacturing latex products Generate plastic dusts or powders (Plexiglas or polyvinyl chloride) Grind or cut tiles, stones, concrete, bricks, or terrazzo Grind, mix, or weigh dyes or apply dyes to textiles Handle agents that cause allergic contact dermatitis or contact urticaria Load or dump dusty rock, stone, or sand Make asbestos products Make products from silica powder/stone or other fibrogenic minerals Manufacture arsenical pesticides Manufacture rosin core solder Mine or crush chromium ores Mine or crush manganese ores Raise dust of excreta from rodents Use abrasives containing silica or silicon carbide