Criticising action of quarry workers? (8)

I believe the answer is:

blasting

I believe this is a double definition.

'criticising' is the first definition.

'action of quarry workers?' is the second definition.
(blasting is the process of blowing up rocks)

(Another definition for blasting that I've seen is " Exploding".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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