Blasters and Explosives Workers Blasters and Explosives Workers Blasters and Explosives Workers is in the Manufacturing and Processing Career Cluster. Must be able to see or have correctable vision Adjustments may be possible for those with physical disabilities Work Setting In mining, blasters and explosives workers may work either indoors or outdoors depending on whether they work at the surface or in an underground mine. Underground mines are damp, dark, noisy, and cold. There is danger of developing lung disease from breathing coal and rock dust.
Surface mines are usually less hazardous.
Blasting work can be dangerous and must be timed precisely. Major employers of this occupation are mining and quarrying companies, construction industries, petroleum production companies, and governmental agencies. Wages vary according to training, experience and location. Entry level wages may be lower. There were 150 people employed as blasters and explosives workers in Indiana in 1998.