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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 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.
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.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
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.
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.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
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.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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