CODE: 555.685-030Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): GRINDER (rubber goods; rubber reclaim.) alternate titles: chopper and cracker feeder;

cracker; hog operator Tends mill and separating equipment that grinds scrap or devulcanized rubber to reclaim and reprocess rubber: Turns handwheel to adjust clearance between corrugated rollers of machine to accommodate stock. Loads rubber into machine hopper. Starts machine and observes stock to ensure passage through rollers. May use magnetic device to remove metal particles from ground scrap rubber. Moves handtrucks, containing rubber stock, into position for loading. May clean or replace clogged shaker screen that sifts out oversize pieces. May pick bead wires from ground rubber tire scrap [BEAD PICKER (rubber reclaim.)]. May be designated according to type of grinding as Fine Grinder (rubber reclaim.).
GOE: 06.04.07 STRENGTH: H GED: R2 M1 L2 SVP: 2 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 92965 Crushing, Grinding, Mixing, and Blending Machine Operators and Tenders