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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 “Shot Fireman”

Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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.
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.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' 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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
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.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
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.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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