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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”

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.
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.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
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.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
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.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
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.
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.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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