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