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.
<ul><li>Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars.</li><li>Move trailing electrical cables clear of obstructions, using rubber safety gloves.</li><li>Drive machines into piles of material blasted from working faces.</li><li>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.</li><li>Clean hoppers, and clean spillage from tracks, walks, driveways, and conveyor decking.</li><li>Oil, lubricate, and adjust conveyors, crushers, and other equipment, using hand tools and lubricating equipment.</li><li>Replace hydraulic hoses, headlight bulbs, and gathering-arm teeth.</li></ul>