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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 “Coal Shooter”

Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
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.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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 electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
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

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

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