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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.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
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.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
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.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
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.
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.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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