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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”.
Also Known As…
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
- Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Officer
- Powderman
- Explosive Technician
- Blaster
- Zinc Miner, Blasting
- Well Shooter
- Well Blower
- Velocity Shooter
- Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Worker
- Tunnel Worker
- Tunnel Man
- Torpedo Worker
- Torpedo Shooter
- Torpedo Man
- Tier and Detonator
- Stump Shooter
- Stump Blower
- Skip Miner, Blasting
- Silver Miner, Blasting
- Shotblaster
- Shot Man
- Shot Lighter
- Shot Hole Shooter
- Shot Firer
- Shot Fireman
- Shooter
- Shale Miner, Blasting
- Shaft Sinker
- Seismograph Shooter
- Sample Taker Operator
- Robber
- Quartz Miner, Blasting
- Powder Worker
- Powder Loader
- Pillar Worker
- Pillar Man
- Perforator Operator
- Perforator Loader
- Perforator
- Ore Miner, Blasting
- Ordnance Keeper
- Ordnance Handler
- Ordnance Artificer
- Oil Well Shooter
- Oil Well Perforator Operator
- Oil Well Gun Perforator Operator
- Nitro Worker
- Nitro Man
- Muck Miner, Blasting
- Miner
- Mica Miner, Blasting
- Metal Miner, Blasting
- Lode Miner, Blasting
- Lead Miner, Blasting
- Iron Miner, Blasting
- Hydraulic Miner, Blasting
- High Scaler
- Gun Perforator Loader
- Gun Perforator
- Gold Miner, Blasting
- Fuse Cutter
- Firer
- Explosives Worker
- Explosives Handler
- Explosives Detonator
- Explosive Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Technician
- Explosive Ordnance Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Manager
- Explosive Ordnance Handler
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Manager
- Explosive Man
- Explosive Expert
- Efficiency Miner, Blasting
- Dynamiter
- Dynamite Shooter
- Driftman
- Dobie Worker
- Dobie Man
- Demolitionist
- Demolition Worker
- Demolition Expert
- Copper Miner, Blasting
- Company Miner, Blasting
- Coal Shooter
- Charger
- Bomb Technician
- Blasting Miner
- Blasting Gang Miner
- Blasting Entryman
- Blasting Entry Specialist
- Blasting Contract Miner
- Blasting Contract Man
- Blasting Coal Miner
- Blasting Clay Miner
- Blast Setter
- Ammunition and Explosives Handler
- Aircraft Ordnance Technician
Tasks for “Hard Rock Miner, Blasting”
- Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
- Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
- Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
- Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
- Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
- 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.
- Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
- Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
- Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
- Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
- Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
- Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
- Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
- Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
- Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
- Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
- Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
- Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
- Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
- Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
- 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.
- Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Fixed blade knives
- Surface connector blocks
- Warning sirens
- Hand shears
- Test lamps
- Spring scales
- Grappling hooks
- Protective ear plugs
- Tamping rods
- Explosives time delay fuses
- Personal computers
- Protective respirators
- Millivoltmeters
- Conduit bending tools
- Wood wedges
- Electricians' knives
- Digital ammeters
- Stakebed trucks
- Weighted tape measures
- Jackhammers
- Hard hats
- Shock tube detonators
- Phase rotation meters
- Temperature data loggers
- Depth measurement gauges
- Torpedo levels
- Digital voltmeters
- Perforating capsule guns
- Digital wattmeters
- Digital calculators
- Non-electric delay detonators
- Ring gauges
- Avalaunchers
- Mobile radios
- End cutting pliers
- Short period delay detonators
- Harpoon retrievers
- Digital ohmmeters
- Electrical circuit testers
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Clinometers
- Non-contact voltage testers
- Loading poles
- Remote firing devices
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Portable cranes
- Protective safety glasses
- Pallet jacks
- Right angle prisms
- Day boxes
- Insulated pliers
- Detonating cords
- Rubber mallets
- Meggers
- Perforating casing guns
- Hydraulic pressure gauges
- Flashing warning lights
- Forklifts
- Plumb bobs
- Extension ladders
- Safety goggles
- Explosive blasting caps
- Transport trucks
- Coated gloves
- Wire cutting tools
- Hacksaws
- Resistance testers
- Explosives handling robots
- Lowering hooks
- Precision tweezers
- Longnose pliers
- Pneumatic drilling equipment
- Fuse cutters
- Dewatering pumps
- Remote blasting systems
- Hole savers
- Portable air compressors
- Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
- Equipment dollies
- Overhead cranes
- Vernier calipers
- Crescent wrenches
- Galvanometers
- Tie-down equipment
- Digital multimeters
- Electronic shock tube initiators
- Hoisting equipment
- Plastic plugs
- Bore hole thermometers
- Safety fuses
- Fuse testers
- Laptop computers
- Blasting cap crimpers
- Portable signal generators
- Stake flags
- Laser rangefinders
- Seismic activity recorders
- Wire strippers
- Blasthole drills
- Balance scales
- Padded gloves
- Blast hole tubing
- Wire cleaning brushes
- Instantaneous electrical detonators
- Folding knives
- Explosives funnels
- Safety cones
- Digital micrometers
- Discharge hoses
- Short-wave radios
- Long period delay detonators
- Tongue and groove pliers
- Wire loop pullers
- Blasting machines
- Wheeled wire dispensers
- Safety harnesses
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Hand chisels
- Datavis DBS Designer
- Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
- Global Positioning System GPS software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- DetNet ViewShot
- Microsoft Office
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel