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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 “Explosives Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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