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