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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 “Dynamiter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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