CODE: 850.683-018Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): DRAGLINE OPERATOR (any industry)

Operates power-driven crane equipped with dragline bucket, suspended from boom by cable to excavate or move sand, gravel, clay, mud, coal, or other materials: Drives machine to work site. Moves hand levers and depresses pedals to rotate crane on chassis and position boom above excavation point, to raise and lower boom, to lower bucket to material, to drag bucket toward crane to excavate or move material, to place bucket over unloading point, and to tilt bucket to release material. May direct workers engaged in placing blocks and outriggers to prevent capsizing of machine when lifting heavy loads. May be designated according to type of chassis or power unit as Crawler-Dragline Operator (any industry); Diesel-Dragline Operator (any industry); Electric-Dragline Operator (any industry); Gasoline-Dragline Operator (any industry); or material excavated as Clay Hoister (cement); Walking-Dragline Operator (any industry).
GOE: 05.11.04 STRENGTH: M GED: R3 M2 L2 SVP: 5 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 97926 Dragline Operators