Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining

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Code: 53-7033.00

Description : Operate underground loading machine to load coal, ore, or rock into shuttle or mine car or onto conveyors. Loading equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.

JobTitles : Loader Operator, Loading Machine Operator, Shuttle Car Operator, Load Haul Dump Operator (LHD Operator), Miner, Miner Operator, Muck Hauler, Production Miner, Under Ground Miner

Tasks:
  • Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars.
  • Move trailing electrical cables clear of obstructions, using rubber safety gloves.
  • Drive machines into piles of material blasted from working faces.
  • 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.
  • Clean hoppers, and clean spillage from tracks, walks, driveways, and conveyor decking.
  • Oil, lubricate, and adjust conveyors, crushers, and other equipment, using hand tools and lubricating equipment.
  • Replace hydraulic hoses, headlight bulbs, and gathering-arm teeth.
  • Stop gathering arms when cars are full.
  • Advance machines in order to gather material and convey it into cars.
  • Start conveyor booms and gathering-arm motors, and operate winches to position cars under boom-conveyors for loading.