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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 “Charger”

Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
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.
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.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
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.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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