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