National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHROMIC ACID(H2CR207), DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 10588-01-9
RTECS # HX7700000
Agent Code M0073

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
005 ADMINISTRATORS AND OFFICIALS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 14 3
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 34  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 697 299
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 325  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 528 79
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 941 374
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 171 139
205 HEALTH RECORD TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 21 21
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,792 1,318
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,913 1,347
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 336 6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,115 102
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 563 58
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,606 1,660
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 85  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,730 1,040
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,260 282
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 30 19
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 75 25
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,780 36
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,706  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,314  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 302  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 199  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,273  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,477  
575 ELECTRICIANS 972  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 7  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 142  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,806  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 161 49
637 MACHINISTS 57  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 999 250
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,613 28
667 TAILORS 434  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 398  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 209  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,567  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 814 3
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 145  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,930 1,707
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 118  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 893  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,313  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,640 500
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,518 699
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 6,511 3,419
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,626 817
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,120 1,120
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 280  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,425  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,496 310
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,629 271
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 303  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,699  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,755  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 4,558 1,432
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,098 441
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 11,597 4,368
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 543 116
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,666 489
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 593 294
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 14  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,227  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 75  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 123  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 381  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 40  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 255 255
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 2,037  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 123  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,362 91
TOTAL 136,313 24,542

*(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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