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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 “Gun Perforator”

Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
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.
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.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of 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.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
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.
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.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
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.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
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.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.

Related Technology & Tools

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