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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”.
Also Known As…
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
- Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Officer
- Powderman
- Explosive Technician
- Blaster
- Zinc Miner, Blasting
- Well Shooter
- Well Blower
- Velocity Shooter
- Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Worker
- Tunnel Worker
- Tunnel Man
- Torpedo Worker
- Torpedo Shooter
- Torpedo Man
- Tier and Detonator
- Stump Shooter
- Stump Blower
- Skip Miner, Blasting
- Silver Miner, Blasting
- Shotblaster
- Shot Man
- Shot Lighter
- Shot Hole Shooter
- Shot Firer
- Shot Fireman
- Shooter
- Shale Miner, Blasting
- Shaft Sinker
- Seismograph Shooter
- Sample Taker Operator
- Robber
- Quartz Miner, Blasting
- Powder Worker
- Powder Loader
- Pillar Worker
- Pillar Man
- Perforator Operator
- Perforator Loader
- Perforator
- Ore Miner, Blasting
- Ordnance Handler
- Ordnance Artificer
- Oil Well Shooter
- Oil Well Perforator Operator
- Oil Well Gun Perforator Operator
- Nitro Worker
- Nitro Man
- Muck Miner, Blasting
- Miner
- Mica Miner, Blasting
- Metal Miner, Blasting
- Lode Miner, Blasting
- Lead Miner, Blasting
- Iron Miner, Blasting
- Hydraulic Miner, Blasting
- High Scaler
- Hard Rock Miner, Blasting
- Gun Perforator Loader
- Gun Perforator
- Gold Miner, Blasting
- Fuse Cutter
- Firer
- Explosives Worker
- Explosives Handler
- Explosives Detonator
- Explosive Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Technician
- Explosive Ordnance Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Manager
- Explosive Ordnance Handler
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Manager
- Explosive Man
- Explosive Expert
- Efficiency Miner, Blasting
- Dynamiter
- Dynamite Shooter
- Driftman
- Dobie Worker
- Dobie Man
- Demolitionist
- Demolition Worker
- Demolition Expert
- Copper Miner, Blasting
- Company Miner, Blasting
- Coal Shooter
- Charger
- Bomb Technician
- Blasting Miner
- Blasting Gang Miner
- Blasting Entryman
- Blasting Entry Specialist
- Blasting Contract Miner
- Blasting Contract Man
- Blasting Coal Miner
- Blasting Clay Miner
- Blast Setter
- Ammunition and Explosives Handler
- Aircraft Ordnance Technician
Tasks for “Ordnance Keeper”
- Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
- Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
- Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
- Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
- Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
- 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.
- Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
- Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
- Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
- Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
- Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
- Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
- Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
- Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
- 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.
- 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.
- Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
- Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
- Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
- Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Related Technology & Tools
- Safety fuses
- Digital multimeters
- Electrical circuit testers
- Crescent wrenches
- Protective respirators
- Overhead cranes
- Explosives time delay fuses
- Digital ohmmeters
- Laser rangefinders
- Loading poles
- Wood wedges
- Avalaunchers
- Dewatering pumps
- Hole savers
- Wire loop pullers
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Wire strippers
- Fuse testers
- Coated gloves
- Temperature data loggers
- Blasting cap crimpers
- Remote firing devices
- Explosive blasting caps
- Folding knives
- Digital micrometers
- Instantaneous electrical detonators
- Padded gloves
- Resistance testers
- Perforating capsule guns
- Hoisting equipment
- Electronic shock tube initiators
- Insulated pliers
- Short-wave radios
- Short period delay detonators
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Vernier calipers
- Wheeled wire dispensers
- Portable air compressors
- Equipment dollies
- Remote blasting systems
- Precision tweezers
- Fuse cutters
- Digital voltmeters
- Longnose pliers
- Seismic activity recorders
- Personal computers
- Non-electric delay detonators
- Plumb bobs
- Hacksaws
- Discharge hoses
- Pallet jacks
- Explosives handling robots
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Forklifts
- Fixed blade knives
- Digital calculators
- Rubber mallets
- Test lamps
- Transport trucks
- Wire cleaning brushes
- Right angle prisms
- Phase rotation meters
- Non-contact voltage testers
- Protective ear plugs
- Lowering hooks
- Ring gauges
- Mobile radios
- End cutting pliers
- Tamping rods
- Day boxes
- Conduit bending tools
- Grappling hooks
- Tie-down equipment
- Flashing warning lights
- Balance scales
- Blast hole tubing
- Hydraulic pressure gauges
- Stakebed trucks
- Safety cones
- Digital ammeters
- Galvanometers
- Portable signal generators
- Perforating casing guns
- Detonating cords
- Long period delay detonators
- Shock tube detonators
- Safety goggles
- Clinometers
- Warning sirens
- Blasthole drills
- Harpoon retrievers
- Depth measurement gauges
- Plastic plugs
- Hand chisels
- Bore hole thermometers
- Torpedo levels
- Explosives funnels
- Millivoltmeters
- Electricians' knives
- Safety harnesses
- Hand shears
- Digital wattmeters
- Laptop computers
- Weighted tape measures
- Jackhammers
- Blasting machines
- Stake flags
- Hard hats
- Meggers
- Tongue and groove pliers
- Pneumatic drilling equipment
- Wire cutting tools
- Protective safety glasses
- Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
- Surface connector blocks
- Extension ladders
- Spring scales
- Portable cranes
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Global Positioning System GPS software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Datavis DBS Designer
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Excel
- Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
- DetNet ViewShot