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FACE-WORKER [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Underground Mining
  • Mining of Organic Materials
DEF

A worker (as in a ... coal mine) who actually works at the face as distinguished from one who serves in various supplementary capacities (as in mucking, loading, or hauling).

OBS

face (n.) [in French: "front de taille", or "front d'abattage"]: The exposed surface of an unbroken coal bed or ore deposit at the advancing end of the working place, where mining, winning or getting takes place.

OBS

faceman: term also used for a worker in a quarry.

Key term(s)
  • face-woman
  • face woman
  • coal face-worker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
DEF

Mineur qui abat le charbon à front de taille.

OBS

On trouve aussi «abatteur en carrières» dans l'index de la Classification internationale type des professions, du Bureau international du travail à Genève.

Spanish

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