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O*NET detailed work activityRemove dents from equipment, materials, tools or structures
Stays humanHands-on work
4 jobs6 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Smooth surfaces of objects or equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 6 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Position dolly blocks against surfaces of dented areas and beat opposite surfaces to remove dents, using hammers.
- Fill small dents that cannot be worked out with plastic or solder.
- Remove small pits and dimples in body metal, using pick hammers and punches.
- Remove dents and burrs from metal instruments, using mallets and burnishing tools.
- Hammer out dents and twists in tools and equipment.
- Hammer out dents and bends in frames and weld tears and breaks.