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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 Coal Miner”

Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
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.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
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.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
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.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

Instantaneous electrical detonators
Tongue and groove pliers
Ring gauges
Surface connector blocks
Personal computers
Fuse testers
Tractor-trailer trucks
Coated gloves
Conduit bending tools
Phillips head screwdrivers
Transport trucks
Hydraulic pressure gauges
Wire cleaning brushes
Millivoltmeters
Hard hats
Portable air compressors
Non-electric delay detonators
End cutting pliers
Digital ammeters
Fixed blade knives
Balance scales
Explosives handling robots
Vernier calipers
Plumb bobs
Safety goggles
Lowering hooks
Grappling hooks
Clinometers
Warning sirens
Wheeled wire dispensers
Wire loop pullers
Hand shears
Remote firing devices
Stakebed trucks
Weighted tape measures
Digital voltmeters
Phase rotation meters
Extension ladders
Precision tweezers
Wire cutting tools
Equipment dollies
Harpoon retrievers
Galvanometers
Portable signal generators
Perforating casing guns
Digital wattmeters
Safety cones
Mobile radios
Crescent wrenches
Blast hole tubing
Spring scales
Blasting machines
Torpedo levels
Rubber mallets
Temperature data loggers
Long period delay detonators
Perforating capsule guns
Electrical circuit testers
Longnose pliers
Electricians' knives
Remote blasting systems
Blasthole drills
Stake flags
Pallet jacks
Protective safety glasses
Hand chisels
Explosives time delay fuses
Explosives funnels
Digital micrometers
Explosive blasting caps
Bore hole thermometers
Discharge hoses
Hacksaws
Test lamps
Seismic activity recorders
Pneumatic drilling equipment
Digital calculators
Protective ear plugs
Insulated pliers
Short-wave radios
Tamping rods
Forklifts
Hole savers
Portable cranes
Resistance testers
Jackhammers
Wire strippers
Hoisting equipment
Laptop computers
Flashing warning lights
Blasting cap crimpers
Day boxes
Shock tube detonators
Safety harnesses
Plastic plugs
Laser rangefinders
Loading poles
Dewatering pumps
Right angle prisms
Overhead cranes
Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
Safety fuses
Digital multimeters
Depth measurement gauges
Wood wedges
Fuse cutters
Protective respirators
Avalaunchers
Digital ohmmeters
Folding knives
Non-contact voltage testers
Meggers
Surveyors leveling rods
Short period delay detonators
Padded gloves
Electronic shock tube initiators
Detonating cords
Tie-down equipment

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