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Job 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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-7033.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 51,260.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
- Currently, there are 2,550 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining”.
Also Known As…
- Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining
- Under Ground Miner
- Shuttle Car Operator
- Production Miner
- Muck Hauler
- Miner Operator
- Miner
- Loading Machine Operator
- Loader Operator
- Load Haul Dump Operator (LHD Operator)
- Mucking Machine Operator
- Mucker Operator
- Muck Operator
- Mechanical Shovel Operator
- Machine Loader
- Loader
- Joy Operator
- Joy Loading Machine Operator
- Joy Loader
- Front End Loader Operator
- Equipment Operator
- Continuous Miner Operator
- Coke Loader
- Buggy Man
Tasks for “Loading Machine Operator”
- Replace hydraulic hoses, headlight bulbs, and gathering-arm teeth.
- Notify switching departments to deliver specific types of cars.
- Inspect boarding and locking of open-top box cars and wedging of side-drop and hopper cars to prevent loss of material in transit.
- Advance machines 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.
- Oil, lubricate, and adjust conveyors, crushers, and other equipment, using hand tools and lubricating equipment.
- 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.
- Move trailing electrical cables clear of obstructions, using rubber safety gloves.
- Drive machines into piles of material blasted from working faces.
- Estimate and record amounts of material in bins.
- Clean hoppers, and clean spillage from tracks, walks, driveways, and conveyor decking.
- Stop gathering arms when cars are full.
- Observe and record car numbers, carriers, customers, tonnages, and grades and conditions of material.
- Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars.
- Signal workers to move loaded cars.
Related Technology & Tools
- Dust suppression systems
- Cable drawn scrapers
- Multipurpose screwdrivers
- Claw hammers
- Cleaning scrapers
- Mobile radios
- Socket wrench sets
- Self-rescuers
- Ratchet sets
- Rock breaking chisels
- Portable fire extinguishers
- Gathering-arm machines
- Underground mining loaders
- Grease dispensing guns
- Conveyor belt systems
- Power shovels
- Crowbars
- Maintenance management software
- Work time accounting software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Windows