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Industry Name	PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING
Comments	CLASS
Description	This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in processing new or spent (i.e., recycled) plastics resins into intermediate or final products, using such processes as compression molding; extrusion molding; injection molding; blow molding; and casting. Within most of these industries, the production process is such that a wide variety of products can be made.
Category	Manufacturing
NAICS Code	3261
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this industry: Compound plastics using lead stabilizers Formulate, mold, or cure resins to produce advanced composite materials Generate plastic dusts or powders (Plexiglas or polyvinyl chloride) Heat plastics--polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, or polypropylene Make cadmium-containing products Manufacture lead products Use anhydride compounds to manufacture chemical products Use azodicarbonamide as additive to plastics and rubber Use diisocyanates to manufacture polyurethane products Use n-hexane as a solvent in glues, inks, coatings, or degreasers