National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORIC ACID (H3BO3), COMPD. WITH MONOETHANOLAMINE (1:1)
CAS # 68586-07-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X1655

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 464  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 143  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 38  
637 MACHINISTS 9,203 268
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,121  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 392  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 28  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,233 4,352
785 ASSEMBLERS 878  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 124  
TOTAL 27,984 4,620

*(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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