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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
- 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 Keeper
- 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 “Shaft Sinker”
- 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.
- Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
- Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
- 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.
- Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
- Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
- Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
- 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.
- Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
- Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
- Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
- Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
- Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
- Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
- 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.
- 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 powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
- Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
- Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
- 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.
- Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
- Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
- Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
- Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
- Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Related Technology & Tools
- Overhead cranes
- Pneumatic drilling equipment
- Stake flags
- Resistance testers
- Wheeled wire dispensers
- Digital ohmmeters
- Day boxes
- Right angle prisms
- Jackhammers
- Mobile radios
- Spring scales
- Loading poles
- Galvanometers
- Hydraulic pressure gauges
- Short period delay detonators
- Padded gloves
- Short-wave radios
- Perforating casing guns
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Safety goggles
- Wire loop pullers
- Fuse cutters
- Remote blasting systems
- Pallet jacks
- Balance scales
- Wire strippers
- Wire cleaning brushes
- Depth measurement gauges
- Weighted tape measures
- Flashing warning lights
- Warning sirens
- Folding knives
- Millivoltmeters
- Digital voltmeters
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Digital micrometers
- Electrical circuit testers
- Longnose pliers
- Forklifts
- Dewatering pumps
- Digital wattmeters
- Transport trucks
- Clinometers
- Bore hole thermometers
- Meggers
- Wood wedges
- Explosives funnels
- Electronic shock tube initiators
- Vernier calipers
- End cutting pliers
- Wire cutting tools
- Portable signal generators
- Hoisting equipment
- Hand chisels
- Personal computers
- Lowering hooks
- Safety cones
- Safety harnesses
- Perforating capsule guns
- Protective respirators
- Temperature data loggers
- Equipment dollies
- Protective ear plugs
- Ammonium nitrate fuel oil ANFO loaders
- Fixed blade knives
- Portable air compressors
- Conduit bending tools
- Tongue and groove pliers
- Digital multimeters
- Digital ammeters
- Crescent wrenches
- Blast hole tubing
- Hole savers
- Non-contact voltage testers
- Explosives time delay fuses
- Laser rangefinders
- Tamping rods
- Blasting machines
- Plastic plugs
- Insulated pliers
- Portable cranes
- Blasthole drills
- Instantaneous electrical detonators
- Harpoon retrievers
- Seismic activity recorders
- Plumb bobs
- Explosive blasting caps
- Remote firing devices
- Surface connector blocks
- Electricians' knives
- Explosives handling robots
- Shock tube detonators
- Extension ladders
- Long period delay detonators
- Hacksaws
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Test lamps
- Phase rotation meters
- Coated gloves
- Precision tweezers
- Protective safety glasses
- Detonating cords
- Laptop computers
- Torpedo levels
- Ring gauges
- Hard hats
- Hand shears
- Non-electric delay detonators
- Stakebed trucks
- Rubber mallets
- Digital calculators
- Avalaunchers
- Blasting cap crimpers
- Fuse testers
- Safety fuses
- Grappling hooks
- Tie-down equipment
- Discharge hoses
- Microsoft Word
- Blaster's Tool and Supply Company Blaster's Calculator
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Office
- Datavis DBS Designer
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- DetNet ViewShot
- Global Positioning System GPS software
- Microsoft Excel