National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CARBONIC ACID, MAGNESIUM SALT (1:1)
CAS # 546-93-0
RTECS # OM2470000
Agent Code 80144

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 397  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,881  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,165  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,031  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 141 72
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,798 605
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,035 969
096 PHARMACISTS 331 80
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 28 28
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,149 855
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 4,222 3,375
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 515 468
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,885 1,274
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,835 400
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,059 753
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,719 611
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,704 1,950
313 SECRETARIES 836 457
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 575 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,795  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 161 109
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,074 1,249
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 392 392
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,960 774
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 9,429 8,220
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,634 378
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 480  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,276  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 973  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,806 199
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 7,286  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,385  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,131  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 285 46
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 351  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 88  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 11  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,518  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 783  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,891 7
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,466  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 3,172  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,131  
567 CARPENTERS 7,849  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 3,064  
575 ELECTRICIANS 7,008  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 42  
584 PLASTERERS 188  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,994  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 122  
589 GLAZIERS 5,151  
595 ROOFERS 5,633  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,520  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 5,870  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,107  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,984 1,039
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 462  
637 MACHINISTS 8,422 841
643 BOILERMAKERS 131  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 765  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,207  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 868 426
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,287 1,287
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,836 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,144  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 34  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,044  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 125  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 476  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 356  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 453  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,572 396
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,143 114
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 48  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 316  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,675 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209 245
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 467  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,516  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 191 35
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,066 689
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,900 1,183
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,791 2,014
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 133  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 722 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,420 172
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 963  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,988  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,136 1,455
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 14,280 251
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,930 524
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 20,157 393
785 ASSEMBLERS 20,378 10,767
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 7 7
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 226  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,786 1,347
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 41  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 187  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 823  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,676 181
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 51  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 959  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,175 445
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 38,981 635
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,690 363
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 452 183
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 89  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 7,058 3,234
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,830  
TOTAL 348,034 53,547

*(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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