| Job Title |
Dope-dry-house Operator |
| Job Description |
Tends Machines That Dry, Grind, And Screen Materials, Such As
Sodium Nitrate, Apricot Pits, Sulfur, And Clay For Use In Making
Dynamite: Shovels Or Dumps Materials Into Drier Hopper And
Adjusts Temperature Of Steam-heated Drier To Specified Reading.
Starts Conveyors And Elevators That Convey Materials Through
Drier And Grinder. Starts Grinder And Sifting Screens That Grind
And Screen Materials And Deposit Them In Bins. May Drive Scoop
Tractor To Fill Drier Hopper. May Test Moisture Content Of
Ingredients, Using Carbide-filled Jar And Gauge That Registers
Gas Produced. May Weigh Out Dried Ingredients According To
Formula, To Prepare Batches For Mixing With Nitroglycerin. May
Be Designated According To Ingredient Treated As Soda-dry-house
Operator (chemical).
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