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

  • Advance machines to gather material and convey it into cars.
  • Direct other workers to move stakes, place blocks, position anchors or cables, or move materials.
  • Guide and stop cars by switching, applying brakes, or placing scotches, or wooden wedges, between wheels and rails.
  • Operate levers to move conveyor booms or shovels so that mine contents such as coal, rock, and ore can be placed into cars or onto conveyors.