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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 Lighter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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