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

  • Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

  • Machine Loader
  • Joy Loading Machine Operator
  • Loading Machine Operator
  • Mucking Machine Operator

  • Operate underground loading or moving machine to load or move coal, ore, or rock using shuttle or mine car or conveyors. Equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.

  • Advance machines to gather material and convey it into cars.
  • Drive machines into piles of material blasted from working faces.
  • Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines.
  • Oil, lubricate, and adjust conveyors, crushers, and other equipment, using hand tools and lubricating equipment.
  • Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars.

  • Clean machinery or equipment.