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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”.
Also Known As…
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
- Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Officer
- Powderman
- Explosive Technician
- Blaster
- Zinc Miner, Blasting
- Well Shooter
- Well Blower
- Velocity Shooter
- Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Worker
- Tunnel Worker
- Tunnel Man
- Torpedo Worker
- Torpedo Shooter
- Torpedo Man
- Tier and Detonator
- Stump Shooter
- Stump Blower
- Skip Miner, Blasting
- Silver Miner, Blasting
- Shotblaster
- Shot Man
- Shot Lighter
- Shot Hole Shooter
- Shot Firer
- Shot Fireman
- Shooter
- Shale Miner, Blasting
- Shaft Sinker
- Seismograph Shooter
- Sample Taker Operator
- Robber
- Quartz Miner, Blasting
- Powder Worker
- Powder Loader
- Pillar Worker
- Pillar Man
- Perforator Operator
- Perforator Loader
- Perforator
- Ore Miner, Blasting
- Ordnance Keeper
- Ordnance Handler
- Ordnance Artificer
- Oil Well Shooter
- Oil Well Perforator Operator
- Oil Well Gun Perforator Operator
- Nitro Worker
- Nitro Man
- Muck Miner, Blasting
- Miner
- Mica Miner, Blasting
- Metal Miner, Blasting
- Lode Miner, Blasting
- Lead Miner, Blasting
- Iron Miner, Blasting
- Hydraulic Miner, Blasting
- High Scaler
- Hard Rock Miner, Blasting
- Gun Perforator Loader
- Gun Perforator
- Gold Miner, Blasting
- Fuse Cutter
- Firer
- Explosives Worker
- Explosives Handler
- Explosives Detonator
- Explosive Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Technician
- Explosive Ordnance Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Manager
- Explosive Ordnance Handler
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Manager
- Explosive Man
- Explosive Expert
- Efficiency Miner, Blasting
- Dynamiter
- Dynamite Shooter
- Driftman
- Dobie Worker
- Dobie Man
- Demolitionist
- Demolition Worker
- Demolition Expert
- Copper Miner, Blasting
- Company Miner, Blasting
- Coal Shooter
- Charger
- Bomb Technician
- Blasting Miner
- Blasting Gang Miner
- Blasting Entryman
- Blasting Entry Specialist
- Blasting Contract Miner
- Blasting Contract Man
- Blasting Clay Miner
- Blast Setter
- Ammunition and Explosives Handler
- Aircraft Ordnance Technician
Tasks for “Blasting Coal Miner”
- Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
- Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
- Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
- Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
- 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.
- Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
- 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.
- 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.
- Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
- Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
- Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
- Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
- Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
- Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
- Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
- 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.
- Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
- Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
- Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
- Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
- Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
- Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
- Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
- Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
- Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
- 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.
- Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
- Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Related Technology & Tools
- Electrical circuit testers
- Day boxes
- Digital ammeters
- Shock tube detonators
- Long period delay detonators
- Torpedo levels
- Stake flags
- Padded gloves
- Transport trucks
- Blast hole tubing
- Spring scales
- Tie-down equipment
- Remote firing devices
- Plastic plugs
- Lowering hooks
- Hole savers
- Vernier calipers
- Discharge hoses
- Mobile radios
- Balance scales
- Hacksaws
- Meggers
- Warning sirens
- Fuse testers
- Electronic shock tube initiators
- Laptop computers
- Equipment dollies
- Crescent wrenches
- Safety fuses
- Galvanometers
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Non-contact voltage testers
- Extension ladders
- Perforating casing guns
- Digital calculators
- Forklifts
- Ring gauges
- Grappling hooks
- Surface connector blocks
- Explosives time delay fuses
- Explosives funnels
- Digital micrometers
- Pallet jacks
- Phase rotation meters
- Portable cranes
- Folding knives
- Hard hats
- Resistance testers
- Digital wattmeters
- Hoisting equipment
- Plumb bobs
- Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
- Instantaneous electrical detonators
- Avalaunchers
- Wire loop pullers
- Digital ohmmeters
- Digital voltmeters
- Personal computers
- Blasting cap crimpers
- Electricians' knives
- Dewatering pumps
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Insulated pliers
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Digital multimeters
- Safety harnesses
- Coated gloves
- Flashing warning lights
- Perforating capsule guns
- Hand chisels
- Seismic activity recorders
- Pneumatic drilling equipment
- Hydraulic pressure gauges
- Test lamps
- Explosive blasting caps
- Wire cleaning brushes
- Wood wedges
- Portable air compressors
- Overhead cranes
- Explosives handling robots
- Millivoltmeters
- Loading poles
- Remote blasting systems
- Conduit bending tools
- Protective ear plugs
- Detonating cords
- Fixed blade knives
- Wire strippers
- Temperature data loggers
- Tongue and groove pliers
- Protective respirators
- Wire cutting tools
- Longnose pliers
- End cutting pliers
- Short period delay detonators
- Laser rangefinders
- Portable signal generators
- Depth measurement gauges
- Harpoon retrievers
- Precision tweezers
- Non-electric delay detonators
- Protective safety glasses
- Safety cones
- Blasting machines
- Fuse cutters
- Short-wave radios
- Bore hole thermometers
- Hand shears
- Weighted tape measures
- Jackhammers
- Safety goggles
- Blasthole drills
- Stakebed trucks
- Tamping rods
- Wheeled wire dispensers
- Right angle prisms
- Rubber mallets
- Clinometers
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Global Positioning System GPS software
- Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Datavis DBS Designer
- Microsoft Office
- DetNet ViewShot