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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 Gang 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 Miner”
- Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
- 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.
- Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
- Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
- Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
- Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
- Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
- Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
- Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
- Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
- Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
- Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
- 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 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.
- Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
- 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.
- Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
- Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
- Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Portable cranes
- Wheeled wire dispensers
- Day boxes
- Grappling hooks
- Balance scales
- Non-contact voltage testers
- Remote firing devices
- Blasthole drills
- Tamping rods
- Forklifts
- Galvanometers
- Non-electric delay detonators
- Portable air compressors
- Hacksaws
- Transport trucks
- Instantaneous electrical detonators
- Jackhammers
- Protective ear plugs
- Digital calculators
- Precision tweezers
- Safety harnesses
- Hand chisels
- Perforating casing guns
- Plumb bobs
- Short-wave radios
- Digital micrometers
- Phase rotation meters
- Electricians' knives
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Depth measurement gauges
- Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
- Ring gauges
- Explosives handling robots
- Protective safety glasses
- Electronic shock tube initiators
- Electrical circuit testers
- Bore hole thermometers
- Shock tube detonators
- Millivoltmeters
- Long period delay detonators
- Fixed blade knives
- Fuse cutters
- Detonating cords
- Tongue and groove pliers
- Folding knives
- Perforating capsule guns
- Hoisting equipment
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Pneumatic drilling equipment
- Wire cutting tools
- Pallet jacks
- Avalaunchers
- Digital ammeters
- Seismic activity recorders
- Explosive blasting caps
- Safety cones
- Stakebed trucks
- Wire cleaning brushes
- Hydraulic pressure gauges
- Temperature data loggers
- Portable signal generators
- Lowering hooks
- Resistance testers
- Wire loop pullers
- Meggers
- Personal computers
- Hole savers
- Laser rangefinders
- Crescent wrenches
- Stake flags
- Overhead cranes
- Tie-down equipment
- Warning sirens
- Equipment dollies
- Digital wattmeters
- Protective respirators
- Fuse testers
- Padded gloves
- Plastic plugs
- Clinometers
- Rubber mallets
- Blast hole tubing
- Discharge hoses
- Blasting cap crimpers
- Weighted tape measures
- Torpedo levels
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Vernier calipers
- Hard hats
- Longnose pliers
- Remote blasting systems
- Coated gloves
- Extension ladders
- Blasting machines
- End cutting pliers
- Loading poles
- Dewatering pumps
- Conduit bending tools
- Laptop computers
- Digital ohmmeters
- Mobile radios
- Digital voltmeters
- Explosives time delay fuses
- Insulated pliers
- Spring scales
- Short period delay detonators
- Safety goggles
- Wire strippers
- Digital multimeters
- Surface connector blocks
- Explosives funnels
- Safety fuses
- Right angle prisms
- Test lamps
- Harpoon retrievers
- Flashing warning lights
- Wood wedges
- Hand shears
- Microsoft Word
- DetNet ViewShot
- Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Datavis DBS Designer
- Microsoft Office
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
- Global Positioning System GPS software
- ESRI ArcGIS software