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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 “Ordnance Artificer”

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.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
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.
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.
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.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
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.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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