Carpet and Rug Mills

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing woven, tufted, and other carpets and rugs, such as art squares, floor mattings, needlepunch carpeting, and door mats and mattings, from textile materials or from twisted paper, grasses, reeds, sisal, jute, or rags and/or (2) finishing carpets and rugs.

Manufacturing

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High risk job tasks associated with this industry:

• Generate guar gum bioaerosols
• Grind, mix, or weigh dyes or apply dyes to textiles
• Repeatedly inhale dust of moldy esparto grass
• Repeatedly prepare, card, or spin natural vegetable fibers
• Use epoxy, isocyanate, or formaldehyde-resin adhesives, finishes, or sealants