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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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