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