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Onsetter

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004001

A mine worker responsible for loading and unloading cages or skips at the bottom of a mine shaft, coordinating their movement between levels. This individual signals the winding engine driver when the cage is ready to ascend or descend, managing the flow of personnel, equipment, and extracted material. The onsetter follows strict safety protocols for shaft operations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004001
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Schachtmeister; Spanish: encargado de jaula; French: receveur
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004001",
  "term": "Onsetter",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A mine worker responsible for loading and unloading cages or skips at the bottom of a mine shaft, coordinating their movement between levels. This individual signals the winding engine driver when the cage is ready to ascend or descend, managing the flow of personnel, equipment, and extracted material. The onsetter follows strict safety protocols for shaft operations.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schachtmeister",
    "es": "encargado de jaula",
    "fr": "receveur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/onsetter/"
}

Record 4,391 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.