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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 “Ore Miner, Blasting”

Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
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.
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.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
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.
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, 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.
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.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
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.
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.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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