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