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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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