National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE
CAS # 1309-64-4
RTECS #
Agent Code M2263

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 488  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 191  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 37  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 380 33
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 201  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 238  
335 FILE CLERKS 1,781 1,078
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 135  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,126 115
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 55  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 811 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,129 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,401  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 42  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 7,488  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 86  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 176 94
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 289  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,655  
567 CARPENTERS 62  
575 ELECTRICIANS 35,139 244
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,653  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 8,565 348
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,610  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 8,610 870
595 ROOFERS 4,301  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 3,515  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,277 83
637 MACHINISTS 760 232
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 6,358 107
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 632 219
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 168 151
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 212  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 256 149
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 877 637
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 45 45
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 57  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,671 9,278
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,953 893
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,537 1,408
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,864 2,335
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 841 778
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,483 1,207
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 5,487 2,328
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,989 799
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,246 944
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,871  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,172  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,622 263
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,864 1,709
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 651 257
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,212 165
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 16,222 6,828
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,404 876
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 258 31
785 ASSEMBLERS 22,581 17,534
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 128  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19 19
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,269 2,924
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 351  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,231 94
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 332  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 576  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,169 450
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 342 93
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 11 11
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 162 17
TOTAL 209,773 56,911

*(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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