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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
- High Scaler
- Hard Rock Miner, Blasting
- 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 “Hydraulic Miner, Blasting”
- Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
- Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
- Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
- Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
- Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
- 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.
- Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
- 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 equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
- Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
- 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.
- Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
- Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
- Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
- Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
- 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.
- Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
- Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
- Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
- Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
- Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
- Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Related Technology & Tools
- Safety harnesses
- Precision tweezers
- Wheeled wire dispensers
- Short period delay detonators
- Explosive blasting caps
- Overhead cranes
- Seismic activity recorders
- Hacksaws
- Galvanometers
- Hoisting equipment
- Digital wattmeters
- Equipment dollies
- Explosives handling robots
- Digital voltmeters
- Torpedo levels
- Transport trucks
- Perforating capsule guns
- Electrical circuit testers
- Clinometers
- Crescent wrenches
- Non-contact voltage testers
- Protective safety glasses
- Plastic plugs
- Safety fuses
- Electronic shock tube initiators
- Avalaunchers
- Forklifts
- Harpoon retrievers
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Wire strippers
- Protective ear plugs
- Coated gloves
- Jackhammers
- Wood wedges
- Weighted tape measures
- Spring scales
- Phase rotation meters
- Wire cleaning brushes
- Temperature data loggers
- Explosives time delay fuses
- Folding knives
- Mobile radios
- Pallet jacks
- Ring gauges
- Digital ohmmeters
- Stake flags
- Loading poles
- Vernier calipers
- Balance scales
- Instantaneous electrical detonators
- Padded gloves
- Laser rangefinders
- Portable air compressors
- Safety cones
- Blasthole drills
- Blast hole tubing
- Surface connector blocks
- Rubber mallets
- Non-electric delay detonators
- Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
- Bore hole thermometers
- End cutting pliers
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Warning sirens
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Hand shears
- Fuse cutters
- Perforating casing guns
- Grappling hooks
- Dewatering pumps
- Right angle prisms
- Millivoltmeters
- Explosives funnels
- Meggers
- Blasting machines
- Remote firing devices
- Tongue and groove pliers
- Hydraulic pressure gauges
- Digital micrometers
- Wire cutting tools
- Test lamps
- Protective respirators
- Fuse testers
- Plumb bobs
- Portable signal generators
- Hand chisels
- Day boxes
- Remote blasting systems
- Conduit bending tools
- Depth measurement gauges
- Pneumatic drilling equipment
- Lowering hooks
- Stakebed trucks
- Flashing warning lights
- Tamping rods
- Tie-down equipment
- Short-wave radios
- Blasting cap crimpers
- Laptop computers
- Personal computers
- Resistance testers
- Long period delay detonators
- Electricians' knives
- Detonating cords
- Digital ammeters
- Shock tube detonators
- Safety goggles
- Extension ladders
- Discharge hoses
- Longnose pliers
- Wire loop pullers
- Hole savers
- Digital multimeters
- Hard hats
- Fixed blade knives
- Insulated pliers
- Portable cranes
- Digital calculators
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- DetNet ViewShot
- Datavis DBS Designer
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Global Positioning System GPS software