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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”

Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
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.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
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.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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