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