National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CALCIUM OXIDE
CAS # 1305-78-8
RTECS # EW3100000
Agent Code 15755

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 468  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 52  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 401 12
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 729 32
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 754 614
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
185 DESIGNERS 2,201 1,467
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 90  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 18,804 8,691
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,102 556
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,052 872
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 7,037 2,017
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,418 945
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,219 1,190
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 1,369  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,100 558
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 4,397 650
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 222 222
373 EXPEDITERS 69  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 43,709 954
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 3,595  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 226  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 7,508  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 15,756 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,949 66
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,109  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 670 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,813  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,206  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 459 31
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 137  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 11  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,285  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,169  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,697  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 5,764  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,601 20
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 7,834  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 24,318  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 14,774  
567 CARPENTERS 8,806  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 3,064  
575 ELECTRICIANS 869 6
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,893 87
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,370 11
584 PLASTERERS 3,055  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,918 10
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 6,708  
589 GLAZIERS 3,633  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 6,370 562
595 ROOFERS 9,445  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,753 7
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,532  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 4,741  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 7,021  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 72  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 159  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 5,619  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 13,292 70
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 264 18
637 MACHINISTS 40,702 2,783
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,477  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 242 34
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 677 483
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,518 128
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 364  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 675 225
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,291 158
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 248  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 969 368
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 747  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 29  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,141  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 323  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 415 3
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 228 81
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 3,002 59
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 780  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 77  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,297 1,019
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,128  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 4,533 278
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,421  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,051  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 22,860 3,116
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,110  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 146  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 529 23
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,196 1,856
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,950 1,040
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,226  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,870 21
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 33  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,948 122
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,115 5,494
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,923 825
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 719 198
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,584 115
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,071 2,129
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,692 734
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,703 8
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,134 902
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 241  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 9,510 349
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,890 317
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,146 1,404
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 29,881 3,823
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 34,443 4,804
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 26,616 427
785 ASSEMBLERS 31,040 7,768
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 299  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19 19
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,898 746
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 112  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 8  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 207 133
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 11,060 44
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 3,509  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,739 181
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 971  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,936 155
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 5,267 1,208
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 1,263  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 35,393 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,226  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 696  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 600 379
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 591  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 394  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 6,137 3,751
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 31,098 2,845
TOTAL 726,694 71,548

*(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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