How do they match: Roof Bolters, Mining

  • Roof Bolters, Mining

  • Miner
  • Bolt Machine Operator
  • Bolting Machine Operator
  • Roof Bolter Operator
  • Roof Bolting Coal Miner
  • Underground Mine Superintendent
  • Underground Miner
  • Underground Mining Section Foreman
  • Underground Bolting Machine Operator

  • Operate machinery to install roof support bolts in underground mine.

  • Force bolts into holes, using hydraulic mechanisms of self-propelled bolting machines.
  • Perform safety checks on equipment before operating.
  • Position bolting machines, and insert drill bits into chucks.
  • Position safety jacks to support underground mine roofs until bolts can be installed.
  • Rotate chucks to turn bolts and open expansion heads against rock formations.

  • Operate mining equipment.