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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.
- Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
- Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
- Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
- Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
- 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.
- 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.
- Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
- Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
- Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
- Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
- Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
- Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
- Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
- 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.
- Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
- Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
- 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.
- Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
- Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
- 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.
- 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.
- Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
- Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
- Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
- Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Related Technology & Tools
- Protective ear plugs
- Blasting machines
- Digital voltmeters
- Equipment dollies
- Blasthole drills
- Dewatering pumps
- Digital calculators
- Crescent wrenches
- Short-wave radios
- Laser rangefinders
- Electronic shock tube initiators
- Remote blasting systems
- Explosives funnels
- End cutting pliers
- Explosives time delay fuses
- Fixed blade knives
- Right angle prisms
- Lowering hooks
- Weighted tape measures
- Hydraulic pressure gauges
- Digital multimeters
- Digital ohmmeters
- Depth measurement gauges
- Wire loop pullers
- Safety goggles
- Perforating casing guns
- Fuse testers
- Galvanometers
- Bore hole thermometers
- Extension ladders
- Stakebed trucks
- Overhead cranes
- Balance scales
- Hole savers
- Day boxes
- Hacksaws
- Clinometers
- Hoisting equipment
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Padded gloves
- Rubber mallets
- Safety fuses
- Portable signal generators
- Coated gloves
- Hand chisels
- Spring scales
- Resistance testers
- Perforating capsule guns
- Longnose pliers
- Explosive blasting caps
- Protective respirators
- Transport trucks
- Meggers
- Short period delay detonators
- Flashing warning lights
- Jackhammers
- Laptop computers
- Non-electric delay detonators
- Tongue and groove pliers
- Plastic plugs
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Surface connector blocks
- Digital micrometers
- Conduit bending tools
- Loading poles
- Avalaunchers
- Protective safety glasses
- Shock tube detonators
- Harpoon retrievers
- Forklifts
- Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
- Safety harnesses
- Grappling hooks
- Personal computers
- Safety cones
- Ring gauges
- Stake flags
- Explosives handling robots
- Fuse cutters
- Digital ammeters
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Detonating cords
- Pallet jacks
- Long period delay detonators
- Hand shears
- Blast hole tubing
- Tamping rods
- Portable cranes
- Wire cleaning brushes
- Insulated pliers
- Discharge hoses
- Wire cutting tools
- Vernier calipers
- Digital wattmeters
- Instantaneous electrical detonators
- Remote firing devices
- Seismic activity recorders
- Wheeled wire dispensers
- Warning sirens
- Wood wedges
- Torpedo levels
- Folding knives
- Tie-down equipment
- Blasting cap crimpers
- Portable air compressors
- Mobile radios
- Hard hats
- Electricians' knives
- Pneumatic drilling equipment
- Wire strippers
- Millivoltmeters
- Electrical circuit testers
- Non-contact voltage testers
- Temperature data loggers
- Plumb bobs
- Test lamps
- Precision tweezers
- Phase rotation meters
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
- Datavis DBS Designer
- Global Positioning System GPS software
- Microsoft Excel
- DetNet ViewShot
- Microsoft Office