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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”

Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
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.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
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.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
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.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
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.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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