| Job Title |
Blast-furnace Keeper |
| Job Description |
Taps Blast Furnace To Fill Ladles With Molten Metal: Drills
Taphole Preparatory To Tapping, Using Power Hand Drill.
Positions Splasher Plate In Front Of Taphole To Prevent
Splashing Of Metal When Furnace Is Tapped. Guides Point Of
Oxygen Lance Into Drilled Taphole To Tap Furnace. Opens Gates
And Shutters To Direct Flow Of Molten Iron Onto Runners And Into
Ladles. Plugs Taphole After Ladles Are Filled, Using Mud Gun.
Assists Other Workers In Breaking Up And Removing Slag From
Runners, Relining Runners With Sand, Clay, And Refractory
Mixture, And Drying Relined Runners. Repairs Or Replaces
Defective Tuyeres, Blowpipes, And Boshplates In Furnace, Using
Handtools.
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