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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 “Fuse Cutter”

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 powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
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.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
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.
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.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
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.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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