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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 “Nitro Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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