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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 “Perforator Loader”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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