National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MIG-MILD STEEL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2558

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,160 150
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,853  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 9,092  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,927  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 364  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 362  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 3,565 84
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,526  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 534  
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,330  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,861 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,600  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,661  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 273  
637 MACHINISTS 1,163 150
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 373  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,408 6
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 38  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 275  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 16 16
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 342  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,747  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 907  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 58,375 479
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 8  
785 ASSEMBLERS 13,000 288
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 475  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 380  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,668  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 685  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 679  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 392  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 240  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 905  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,044  
TOTAL 142,632 1,258

*(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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