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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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