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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”

Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
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.
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.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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.
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.
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.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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