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rags laborer

A professional who performs any combination of following tasks involved in preparing rags for use in making paper. Respnsibilities include:

  • Cuts material, such as clips, buttons, and elastic from rags, using hand shears or automatic circular knife.
  • Removes dusted rags from conveyor of thrasher (dusting machine), weighs and records weight of rags, and trucks them to cutting machine.
  • Removes cover from bleach boiler, allowing rags to fall into stock cars.
  • Marks cars according to grade and type of rags and pushes cars to washing machines.
  • Removes washed rags from drainer (seasoning bin), places them in stock cars, and pushes cars to beater room.
  • May be designated according to work performed as Bleach-Boiler Puller (paper & pulp); Cutter (paper & pulp); Stock Pitcher (paper & pulp).
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