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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”

Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
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 gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
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.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
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.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
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.
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.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
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.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
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.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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