Will “Production Miner” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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“Production Miner” will maybe be replaced by robots.
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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
- Muck Hauler
- Miner Operator
- Miner
- Loading Machine Operator
- Loader Operator
- Load Haul Dump Operator (LHD Operator)
- Production Miner
- 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 “Production Miner”
- Observe and record car numbers, carriers, customers, tonnages, and grades and conditions of material.
- Replace hydraulic hoses, headlight bulbs, and gathering-arm teeth.
- Advance machines to gather material and convey it into cars.
- Stop gathering arms when cars are full.
- 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.
- Start conveyor booms and gathering-arm motors, and operate winches to position cars under boom conveyors for loading.
- Estimate and record amounts of material in bins.
- Clean hoppers, and clean spillage from tracks, walks, driveways, and conveyor decking.
- Move trailing electrical cables clear of obstructions, using rubber safety gloves.
- Inspect boarding and locking of open-top box cars and wedging of side-drop and hopper cars to prevent loss of material in transit.
- Signal workers to move loaded cars.
- Notify switching departments to deliver specific types of cars.
- 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.
- Drive machines into piles of material blasted from working faces.
Related Technology & Tools
- Cable drawn scrapers
- Claw hammers
- Conveyor belt systems
- Ratchet sets
- Multipurpose screwdrivers
- Cleaning scrapers
- Mobile radios
- Crowbars
- Portable fire extinguishers
- Grease dispensing guns
- Self-rescuers
- Underground mining loaders
- Power shovels
- Gathering-arm machines
- Socket wrench sets
- Dust suppression systems
- Rock breaking chisels
- Microsoft Windows
- Data entry software
- Maintenance management software
- Work time accounting software