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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 Worker”

Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
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.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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