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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”.
Also Known As…
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
- Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Officer
- Powderman
- Explosive Technician
- Blaster
- Zinc Miner, Blasting
- Well Shooter
- Well Blower
- Velocity Shooter
- Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Worker
- Tunnel Worker
- Tunnel Man
- Torpedo Worker
- Torpedo Shooter
- Torpedo Man
- Tier and Detonator
- Stump Shooter
- Stump Blower
- Skip Miner, Blasting
- Silver Miner, Blasting
- Shotblaster
- Shot Man
- Shot Lighter
- Shot Hole Shooter
- Shot Firer
- Shot Fireman
- Shooter
- Shale Miner, Blasting
- Shaft Sinker
- Seismograph Shooter
- Sample Taker Operator
- Robber
- Quartz Miner, Blasting
- Powder Worker
- Powder Loader
- Pillar Worker
- Pillar Man
- Perforator Operator
- Perforator Loader
- Perforator
- Ore Miner, Blasting
- Ordnance Keeper
- Ordnance Handler
- Ordnance Artificer
- Oil Well Shooter
- Oil Well Perforator Operator
- Oil Well Gun Perforator Operator
- Nitro Worker
- Nitro Man
- Muck Miner, Blasting
- Miner
- Mica Miner, Blasting
- Metal Miner, Blasting
- Lode Miner, Blasting
- Lead Miner, Blasting
- Iron Miner, Blasting
- Hydraulic Miner, Blasting
- High Scaler
- Hard Rock Miner, Blasting
- Gun Perforator Loader
- Gun Perforator
- Gold Miner, Blasting
- Fuse Cutter
- Firer
- Explosives Worker
- Explosives Handler
- Explosives Detonator
- Explosive Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Technician
- Explosive Ordnance Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Manager
- Explosive Ordnance Handler
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Manager
- Explosive Man
- Explosive Expert
- Efficiency Miner, Blasting
- Dynamiter
- Dynamite Shooter
- Driftman
- Dobie Worker
- Dobie Man
- Demolitionist
- Demolition Worker
- Demolition Expert
- Copper Miner, Blasting
- Company Miner, Blasting
- Coal Shooter
- Charger
- Bomb Technician
- Blasting Miner
- Blasting Entryman
- Blasting Entry Specialist
- Blasting Contract Miner
- Blasting Contract Man
- Blasting Coal Miner
- Blasting Clay Miner
- Blast Setter
- Ammunition and Explosives Handler
- Aircraft Ordnance Technician
Tasks for “Blasting Gang Miner”
- Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
- Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
- Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
- Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
- Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
- 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.
- Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
- Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
- Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
- 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.
- Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
- Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
- Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
- Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
- Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
- Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
- Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
- Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
- 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.
- Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
- Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
- 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.
- Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
- Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
- 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.
- Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
- Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
- Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Related Technology & Tools
- Warning sirens
- Tamping rods
- Tie-down equipment
- Non-contact voltage testers
- Mobile radios
- Blasting machines
- Remote blasting systems
- Coated gloves
- Wood wedges
- Digital wattmeters
- Hard hats
- Stake flags
- Bore hole thermometers
- Conduit bending tools
- Right angle prisms
- Pneumatic drilling equipment
- Plumb bobs
- Long period delay detonators
- Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
- Wire cutting tools
- Safety goggles
- Fuse testers
- End cutting pliers
- Padded gloves
- Hoisting equipment
- Lowering hooks
- Meggers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Shock tube detonators
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Transport trucks
- Day boxes
- Short period delay detonators
- Blast hole tubing
- Wire cleaning brushes
- Stakebed trucks
- Insulated pliers
- Tongue and groove pliers
- Dewatering pumps
- Forklifts
- Hacksaws
- Safety harnesses
- Grappling hooks
- Wire strippers
- Protective safety glasses
- Hole savers
- Vernier calipers
- Hand shears
- Weighted tape measures
- Digital calculators
- Hand chisels
- Test lamps
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Spring scales
- Plastic plugs
- Electronic shock tube initiators
- Clinometers
- Overhead cranes
- Temperature data loggers
- Rubber mallets
- Personal computers
- Seismic activity recorders
- Jackhammers
- Remote firing devices
- Portable cranes
- Depth measurement gauges
- Laptop computers
- Protective respirators
- Instantaneous electrical detonators
- Detonating cords
- Blasthole drills
- Ring gauges
- Phase rotation meters
- Harpoon retrievers
- Extension ladders
- Discharge hoses
- Perforating casing guns
- Loading poles
- Crescent wrenches
- Wheeled wire dispensers
- Non-electric delay detonators
- Digital multimeters
- Folding knives
- Short-wave radios
- Protective ear plugs
- Laser rangefinders
- Digital voltmeters
- Surface connector blocks
- Explosives funnels
- Galvanometers
- Resistance testers
- Safety cones
- Flashing warning lights
- Explosives handling robots
- Precision tweezers
- Wire loop pullers
- Hydraulic pressure gauges
- Pallet jacks
- Digital ammeters
- Explosive blasting caps
- Explosives time delay fuses
- Portable air compressors
- Torpedo levels
- Safety fuses
- Avalaunchers
- Blasting cap crimpers
- Digital micrometers
- Digital ohmmeters
- Equipment dollies
- Portable signal generators
- Electricians' knives
- Millivoltmeters
- Longnose pliers
- Fixed blade knives
- Perforating capsule guns
- Electrical circuit testers
- Fuse cutters
- Balance scales
- Microsoft Word
- Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Office
- Global Positioning System GPS software
- DetNet ViewShot
- Microsoft Excel
- Datavis DBS Designer
- Autodesk AutoCAD