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Putter

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004600

A worker in a coal mine responsible for moving loaded coal tubs or wagons from the working face to the main haulage roads. This task often involved pushing or pulling the tubs along rails in confined spaces. The putter's role was common in older, less mechanized mining operations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004600
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
ReferencesGlossary of coal mining terminology (Wikipedia)
TranslationsGerman: Putter; Spanish: empujador; French: pousseur
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004600",
  "term": "Putter",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A worker in a coal mine responsible for moving loaded coal tubs or wagons from the working face to the main haulage roads. This task often involved pushing or pulling the tubs along rails in confined spaces. The putter's role was common in older, less mechanized mining operations.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of coal mining terminology (Wikipedia)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Putter",
    "es": "empujador",
    "fr": "pousseur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/putter/"
}

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