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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”

Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
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.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
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.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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