Job Description:

• 1) Operates hoisting engine and cable-drawn scraper or scoop, to load coal, ore, or rock into mine cars or onto conveyor in underground mine: Moves hoist into working place on car and sets up on timber foundation.

• 2) Sets up snatch blocks and eyebolt, and anchors firmly to post or wall.

• 3) Connects electric power lines and starts hoist.

• 4) Moves levers to activate cable which drags scraper into face of ore, then drags full scraper to mine car for dumping.

• 5) Moves hoist from place to place, using mine car.

• 6) Lubricates, adjusts, and repairs engine and auxiliary equipment.