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