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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 “Sample Taker Operator”

Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
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.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
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.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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