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  • Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators run machines to load coal, ore, or rock into shuttles, mine cars or onto conveyors.

What do they typically do

  • Clean hoppers, and clean spillage from tracks, walks, driveways, and conveyor decking
  • Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars
  • 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
  • Replace hydraulic hoses, headlight bulbs, and gathering-arm teeth
  • Drive machines into piles of materials
  • Oil, lubricate, and adjust conveyors, crushers, and other equipment, using hand tools and lubricating equipment
  • Move trailing electrical cables clear of obstructions

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