Code 4061 “Pottery Mfg. – Earthenware – Glazed or Porcelain – Hand Molded or Cast” and Code 4062 “Pottery Mfg. – Porcelain Ware – Mechanical Press Forming,” shall not be assigned to the same employer unless the operations described by these classifications are conducted as separate and distinct businesses.

Code 4053  applies to employers engaged in manufacturing china or tableware pottery including but not limited to plates, cups, saucers, pitchers, and bowls which are decorated, unglazed or glazed.  This classification includes the making of molds, which is usually made with plaster of Paris.

This classification also applies to manufacturing architectural terra cotta for decorative purposes such as tile.    Materials such as clay, sawdust, sand, straw, and coal are used to make this product.  Clay can be mixed with water and any of the other above-mentioned materials depending on the desired type of terra cotta tile.  This mixture is then ground, wet or dry, and screened.  The clay is then tempered and molded into shape by means of automated equipment.