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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 Keeper”

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.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
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.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
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.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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