National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CRYOLITE
CAS # 15096-52-3
RTECS # WA9625000
Agent Code 20810

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 269 39
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 248  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 712  
373 EXPEDITERS 69  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 14,738 55
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 243  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 466  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 8,978 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,425 243
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,843  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 101 31
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 157  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,898 3
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 646  
567 CARPENTERS 216  
575 ELECTRICIANS 538  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,262 20
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 7,403 141
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,077  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 7,155 21
637 MACHINISTS 6,258 133
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,457 6
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 5  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 319  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,908 43
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 2,003  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 99  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,604 114
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 77  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,958  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 535  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,589 417
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 199 57
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 465  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,241  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 127  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,986 31
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,805  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,391  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 882  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 646  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 21,881 117
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,327 31
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 62  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,219  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 216  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 193  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 106  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,390  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 163  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,612 454
TOTAL 138,048 2,712

*(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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