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