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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 “Zinc Miner, Blasting”

Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
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.
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.
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.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
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.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
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.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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