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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 “Hydraulic Miner, Blasting”

Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
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.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
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.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
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.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
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.
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, 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.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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