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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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