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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”

Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
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.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
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.
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.
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.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
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.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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