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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 “Miner”

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.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
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.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
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.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
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.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
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.
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.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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