How do they match: Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

  • Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

  • Buggy Man

  • Direct other workers to move stakes, place blocks, position anchors or cables, or move materials.
  • Drive machines into piles of material blasted from working faces.
  • Inspect boarding and locking of open-top box cars and wedging of side-drop and hopper cars to prevent loss of material in transit.
  • Measure, weigh, or verify levels of rock, gravel, or other excavated material to prevent equipment overloads.
  • Signal workers to move loaded cars.

  • Maintain material moving equipment in good working condition.
  • Perform manual service or maintenance tasks.
  • Remove debris from work sites.
  • Review work orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures.