National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name BI, BISMUTH-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 7440-69-9
RTECS # EB2600000
Agent Code 12783

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 8  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
095 REGISTERED NURSES 735 531
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 198 151
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 144 84
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 99 37
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 861 121
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 171 171
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 977 112
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
386 STATISTICAL CLERKS 85 85
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 16  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,151 80
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 91  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 14  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 160  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 1,183 430
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,708 1,537
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 64  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 456 209
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 175 62
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 286 286
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,318  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 427 342
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 100  
785 ASSEMBLERS 182 52
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 128 64
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 659  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 10  
TOTAL 14,666 4,387

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.

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