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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”

Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
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.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
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.
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.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
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.
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.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.

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