Continuous Mining Machine Operators

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Guide and assist crews laying track and resetting supports and blocking.
2. 02Conduct methane gas checks to ensure breathing quality of air.
3. 03Apply new technologies developed to minimize the environmental impact of coal mining.
4. 04Hang ventilation tubing and ventilation curtains to ensure that the mining face area is kept properly ventilated.
5. 05Operate mining machines to gather coal and convey it to floors or shuttle cars.
6. 06Drive machines into position at working faces.
7. 07Move controls to start and regulate movement of conveyors and to start and position drill cutters or torches.
8. 08Reposition machines to make additional holes or cuts.
9. 09Determine locations, boundaries, and depths of holes or channels to be cut.
10. 10Observe and listen to equipment operation to detect binding or stoppage of tools or other equipment malfunctions.
11. 11Repair, oil, and adjust machines, and change cutting teeth, using wrenches.
12. 12Install casings to prevent cave-ins.

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