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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 “Torpedo Shooter”

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.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
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.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
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.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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 explosive charges in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
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.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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