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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
- Hydraulic 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 “Iron Miner, Blasting”
- Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
- Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
- Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
- 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.
- Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
- Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
- Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
- 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 powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
- Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
- 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.
- Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
- 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.
- Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
- Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
- Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
- Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
- Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Folding knives
- Weighted tape measures
- Coated gloves
- Protective respirators
- Precision tweezers
- Galvanometers
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Lowering hooks
- Seismic activity recorders
- Loading poles
- Blasthole drills
- Hacksaws
- Stake flags
- Explosives handling robots
- Overhead cranes
- Plastic plugs
- Safety cones
- Bore hole thermometers
- Hydraulic pressure gauges
- Perforating capsule guns
- Stakebed trucks
- Extension ladders
- Transport trucks
- Safety harnesses
- Portable air compressors
- Safety goggles
- Explosive blasting caps
- Electricians' knives
- Safety fuses
- Long period delay detonators
- Short period delay detonators
- Forklifts
- Spring scales
- Dewatering pumps
- Shock tube detonators
- Plumb bobs
- Depth measurement gauges
- Day boxes
- Insulated pliers
- Conduit bending tools
- Laser rangefinders
- Fuse testers
- Laptop computers
- Wire strippers
- Hole savers
- Pneumatic drilling equipment
- Padded gloves
- Hand shears
- Personal computers
- Discharge hoses
- End cutting pliers
- Hard hats
- Detonating cords
- Hoisting equipment
- Flashing warning lights
- Longnose pliers
- Digital multimeters
- Perforating casing guns
- Portable signal generators
- Surface connector blocks
- Tongue and groove pliers
- Electrical circuit testers
- Phase rotation meters
- Explosives funnels
- Blasting machines
- Temperature data loggers
- Jackhammers
- Instantaneous electrical detonators
- Test lamps
- Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
- Non-contact voltage testers
- Blast hole tubing
- Resistance testers
- Protective safety glasses
- Avalaunchers
- Rubber mallets
- Digital ohmmeters
- Wheeled wire dispensers
- Right angle prisms
- Remote blasting systems
- Mobile radios
- Digital micrometers
- Balance scales
- Short-wave radios
- Harpoon retrievers
- Wood wedges
- Remote firing devices
- Digital ammeters
- Tamping rods
- Fuse cutters
- Meggers
- Wire cleaning brushes
- Electronic shock tube initiators
- Non-electric delay detonators
- Tie-down equipment
- Hand chisels
- Pallet jacks
- Protective ear plugs
- Ring gauges
- Digital voltmeters
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Equipment dollies
- Wire cutting tools
- Torpedo levels
- Grappling hooks
- Warning sirens
- Digital wattmeters
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Digital calculators
- Clinometers
- Blasting cap crimpers
- Wire loop pullers
- Explosives time delay fuses
- Millivoltmeters
- Portable cranes
- Crescent wrenches
- Fixed blade knives
- Vernier calipers
- DetNet ViewShot
- Global Positioning System GPS software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Datavis DBS Designer
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Autodesk AutoCAD