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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”

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.
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.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
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.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
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.
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.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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