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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 Gang Miner”

Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
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.
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.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
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.
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.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
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.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
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.
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.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
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 short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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