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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 “Stump Blower”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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