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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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