Shall not be assigned to an employer engaged in operations described by another classification unless the operations subject to Code 3111 are conducted as a separate and distinct business.

Code 3111 applies to employers engaged in blacksmith operations.  Iron bars or strips and other materials are heated in a forge fired by coal, coke, gas or oil and formed into various shapes by hammering, bending and twisting.  These operations are usually done by hand. Incidental welding, grinding tool tempering and sharpening may be performed.  This classification is also applicable to a blacksmith or farrier who shoes horses or mules.  

This classification also contemplates pipe bending and cutting according to customers’ specifications.  Pipe pending by specialty contractors is also contemplated by this classification.

Tube bending is done using various types of tubing such as copper, brass, steel and aluminum.  Rolls of tubing are straightened by machine, aligned and cut to length.  After tubing is cut, it is placed on a bending machine and bent to shape.