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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”

Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
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.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
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.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
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.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
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.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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