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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 Contract Man”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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