National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ABRASIVE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 92020

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 483  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 242  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 12  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 685  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,477  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 423  
TOTAL 4,322  

*(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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