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