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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 “Efficiency 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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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.
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.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
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.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
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.
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.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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