Skill

operate dragline

Use large dragline excavators to remove overburden above coal, lignite, and other minerals. Drag a bucket attached to a line over the surface to collect material and remove it.

Alternative Names

excavation of overburden with draglineusing walking draglineexcavate overburden with draglineoperate dragline excavatoroperation of dragline excavatoroperating draglineuse walking draglinedragline operationusing universal dig-dumpoperating dragline excavatoroperation of draglineuse universal dig-dumpoverburden excavation with draglineusing UDDuse UDDoperating of dragline excavatorexcavating overburden with draglinedragline excavator operationoperating of dragline

Optional for these occupations

operate dragline is a useful but optional skill for 1 occupation(s).

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Quick Facts

TypeSkill
ClassificationESCO
DigitalNo
GreenNo
Optional for1 occupations
Total occupations1
Alt names19

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