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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 Handler”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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