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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 “Gold Miner, Blasting”

Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
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.
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.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
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.
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.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
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.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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