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Job Description

Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures. Includes seismograph shooters.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-5031.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 54,580.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 26.00
Currently, there are 6,310 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters”.

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Tasks for “Blasting Clay Miner”

Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Light fuses, drop detonating devices into wells or boreholes, or activate firing devices with plungers, dials, or buttons, in order to set off single or multiple blasts.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Insert, pack, and pour explosives, such as dynamite, ammonium nitrate, black powder, or slurries into blast holes; then shovel drill cuttings, admit water into boreholes, and tamp material to compact charges.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Place safety cones around blast areas to alert other workers of danger zones, and signal workers as necessary to ensure that they clear blast sites prior to explosions.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Place explosive charges in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.

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Hydraulic pressure gauges
Folding knives
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Protective respirators
Electronic shock tube initiators
Detonating cords
Safety cones
Digital ohmmeters
Avalaunchers
Extension ladders
Torpedo levels
Digital multimeters
Laser rangefinders
Digital voltmeters
Laptop computers
Coated gloves
Test lamps
Personal computers
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Wire cleaning brushes
Digital ammeters
Ring gauges
Hoisting equipment
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Galvanometers
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Digital micrometers
Short-wave radios
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Wire loop pullers
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Wheeled wire dispensers
Wire strippers
Harpoon retrievers
Protective safety glasses
Tie-down equipment
Forklifts
Safety fuses
Phase rotation meters
Warning sirens
Non-electric delay detonators
Long period delay detonators
Wire cutting tools
Hand shears
Flashing warning lights
Explosive blasting caps
Tamping rods
Precision tweezers
Temperature data loggers
Portable cranes
Fuse cutters
Depth measurement gauges
Shock tube detonators
Remote blasting systems
Equipment dollies
Digital calculators
Padded gloves
Safety harnesses
Tractor-trailer trucks
Conduit bending tools
Day boxes
Fixed blade knives
Mobile radios
Instantaneous electrical detonators
Clinometers
Seismic activity recorders
Balance scales
Portable signal generators
Right angle prisms
Jackhammers
Hard hats
Plumb bobs
Discharge hoses
Crescent wrenches
Grappling hooks
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Electricians' knives
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Explosives time delay fuses
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Non-contact voltage testers
Blast hole tubing
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