National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CADMIUM MERCURY SULFIDE
CAS # 1345-09-1
RTECS #
Agent Code M2271

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 5  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 298  
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 12 12
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 510  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 72  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 23  
679 BOOKBINDERS 371 110
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,631 1,162
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 89 57
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 48 10
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,722
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 119  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 179 69
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 408  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 37 30
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,410 2,802
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,899 1,729
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,539 826
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 321 220
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 123 15
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 853  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,042 2,262
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 272  
TOTAL 19,707 11,090

*(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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