National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CEMENT, PORTLAND
CAS #
RTECS # VV8770000
Agent Code 17695

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 219  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,612  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 43  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 100 93
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,363 65
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,327  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,627  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 529  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 300  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 154  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,872  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 14,655  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 16,987  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 23,995  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
567 CARPENTERS 16,299  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 731  
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,330  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 254  
584 PLASTERERS 3  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,762  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 3,758  
595 ROOFERS 11,177  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,126  
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 751  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,058  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,362  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 8,044  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 410  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 195  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 103  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 190  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 181  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,098  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 275  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 653  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 152  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 135  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 254  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,331  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,471  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 415  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,296  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 650  
785 ASSEMBLERS 443 139
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 169  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 330  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 16,442  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,949  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 413  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 473  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 402  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 1,343  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 63,485 647
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 179  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,296 136
TOTAL 253,493 1,080

*(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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