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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 “Well Blower”

Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
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.
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.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
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.
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.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
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.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
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.
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.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
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.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
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

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

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