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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
- Charger
- Bomb Technician
- Blasting Miner
- 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 “Coal Shooter”
- 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.
- Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
- 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.
- 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.
- Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
- 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.
- Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
- Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
- Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
- 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.
- Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
- Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
- Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
- Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
- Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
- Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
- Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
- Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
- Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Long period delay detonators
- Fixed blade knives
- Transport trucks
- Spring scales
- Equipment dollies
- Non-contact voltage testers
- Wire loop pullers
- Protective safety glasses
- Tongue and groove pliers
- Safety goggles
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Portable air compressors
- Flashing warning lights
- Grappling hooks
- Stakebed trucks
- Plumb bobs
- Blasting cap crimpers
- Lowering hooks
- Mobile radios
- Coated gloves
- Pallet jacks
- Digital voltmeters
- Protective respirators
- Rubber mallets
- Short-wave radios
- Loading poles
- Blasthole drills
- Tamping rods
- Avalaunchers
- Pneumatic drilling equipment
- Protective ear plugs
- Safety fuses
- Overhead cranes
- Dewatering pumps
- Perforating casing guns
- Resistance testers
- Safety harnesses
- Depth measurement gauges
- Day boxes
- Electronic shock tube initiators
- Longnose pliers
- Safety cones
- Hand chisels
- Temperature data loggers
- Test lamps
- Tie-down equipment
- Remote blasting systems
- Balance scales
- Blasting machines
- Jackhammers
- Fuse cutters
- End cutting pliers
- Instantaneous electrical detonators
- Perforating capsule guns
- Fuse testers
- Plastic plugs
- Explosive blasting caps
- Digital ohmmeters
- Millivoltmeters
- Hoisting equipment
- Surface connector blocks
- Digital multimeters
- Conduit bending tools
- Ring gauges
- Hacksaws
- Digital micrometers
- Hard hats
- Hand shears
- Shock tube detonators
- Right angle prisms
- Stake flags
- Warning sirens
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Folding knives
- Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
- Detonating cords
- Meggers
- Harpoon retrievers
- Explosives time delay fuses
- Vernier calipers
- Crescent wrenches
- Laser rangefinders
- Wire strippers
- Bore hole thermometers
- Hole savers
- Explosives funnels
- Digital calculators
- Portable signal generators
- Electrical circuit testers
- Digital ammeters
- Wood wedges
- Portable cranes
- Extension ladders
- Digital wattmeters
- Galvanometers
- Short period delay detonators
- Hydraulic pressure gauges
- Forklifts
- Explosives handling robots
- Electricians' knives
- Padded gloves
- Seismic activity recorders
- Non-electric delay detonators
- Torpedo levels
- Laptop computers
- Wire cutting tools
- Remote firing devices
- Insulated pliers
- Personal computers
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Blast hole tubing
- Clinometers
- Wire cleaning brushes
- Phase rotation meters
- Discharge hoses
- Wheeled wire dispensers
- Precision tweezers
- Weighted tape measures
- Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- DetNet ViewShot
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Datavis DBS Designer
- Global Positioning System GPS software
- Autodesk AutoCAD