Laborer, Hoisting
Overall rating: (N/A)
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Assists workers engaged in operating derricks, cranes, power
shovels, or other hoisting machines used to lift and move
machinery, equipment, or materials, such as concrete, castings,
structural steel, stone slabs, mill rolls, scrap metal, pipe,
dirt, and logs, performing any combination of following duties:
Couples and uncouples railroad cars and throws railroad track
switches.
Affixes hook, bucket, electromagnet, or demolition
ball to crane, or affixes rope, cable, chain, sling, or other
grappling euqipment or attachments to object being lifted or to
lifting mechanism. Places blocking, out-riggers, or screw-jacks
in position to hold crane or shovel upright when lifting heavy
lodas. Places suppotrs in position to receive load. Signals
operator, vocally or with hand signals, to guide operator in
lifting and moving loads when view from crane or shovel cab is
obstructed. Pushes or pulls load as it is lowered, until it is
depostied in desired place. Secures load to trucks or railcars,
using ropes, chains, or bands.
Lubricates moving parts of crane
or shovel with grease gun or oilcan.
May install extension
secitons to boom, using pins and cotter keys, or nuts and bolts.
May lay track or timber runways on whcih tread-wheeled machines
move. May drive truck-mounted crane from one work location to
a second. May be designated according to equipment used,
attachments made, or area worked in as Concrete-Bucket Hooker
(construction); Floor Worker, Transfer Bay (nonfer.
Metal);
Locomotive-Crane-Operator Hepler (any industry); Log Hooker
(millwork-plywood; saw. & plan.); Magnet Placer (steel & rel.);
Pit-Worker, Pwoer Shovel (any industry); Power-Shovel-Operator
Helper (any industry); Truck-Crane-Operator Helper (any
industry). Performs other duties as described under Helper (any
industry) Master Title.
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Laborer, Hoisting
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