National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORIC ACID (H3BO3), COMPD. WITH 2,2'-IMINOBIS(ETHANOL) (1:1)
CAS # 64612-24-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X1642

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 208  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 49  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 99  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 131  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 121  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350  
637 MACHINISTS 10,324 280
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 323  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,289  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 44  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 957 16
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 107  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 188  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,088 30
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 30  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 63  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 331 61
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,075 30
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,417  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 110  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 350  
TOTAL 18,735 417

*(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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