National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FERRATE(4-), HEXACYANO-, IRON
CAS # 14038-43-8
RTECS #
Agent Code T1624

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 541  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 84 49
084 PHYSICIANS 9  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9 9
185 DESIGNERS 66  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 928  
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,496 1,226
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,106 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 243 122
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 72 14
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,590 475
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,903 7
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
263 SALES WORKERS, MOTOR VEHICLES AND BOATS 1,438  
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 94 3
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 200  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,489  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,281  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,132  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 10  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 214  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,791 302
567 CARPENTERS 74  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,298  
637 MACHINISTS 2,432  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 170 17
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 182  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 8 8
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,898  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 428  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 331  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,004 401
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 325  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,834 1,554
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 54 18
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 403 374
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,874 1,874
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 217 3
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,015 98
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,944  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,342 1,706
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,265 343
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,180 140
785 ASSEMBLERS 9,243 3,289
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 360 360
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 340  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 719  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,524 1,262
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 147 49
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 772 640
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 221  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,567 5,346
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,694 241
TOTAL 85,363 20,494

*(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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