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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 Entryman”

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.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
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.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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