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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 “Silver Miner, Blasting”

Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
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.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
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.
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.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
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.
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.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
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.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
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 powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.

Related Technology & Tools

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