Heavy equipment operator

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An excavator. The bucket is raked toward the machine to create a trench or pit while the lower jaw enables logs to be moved and loaded and buildings to be dismantled. The lower jaw on this excavator makes it a particularly specialised machine. Most excavators have only the bucket fitted
An excavator. The bucket is raked toward the machine to create a trench or pit while the lower jaw enables logs to be moved and loaded and buildings to be dismantled. The lower jaw on this excavator makes it a particularly specialised machine. Most excavators have only the bucket fitted
A wheeled front loader at work. This wheeled tractor is equipped with a large bucket, which can be raised or lowered by hydraulic arms.
A wheeled front loader at work. This wheeled tractor is equipped with a large bucket, which can be raised or lowered by hydraulic arms.

A heavy equipment operator drives and operates engineering vehicles used in engineering and construction projects.[1][2]


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  1. ^ U.S. Department of Labor - Occupational Outlook Handbook
  2. ^ V. J. Davies, Ken Tomasin (1996). Construction Safety Handbook . Thomas Telford. ISBN 072772519X. 
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