National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LOSS ON IGNITION
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X2066

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 468  
185 DESIGNERS 2,201 1,467
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 479 44
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 762 164
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 332 31
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 106  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 925  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 43  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 371  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 3,126  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 914  
575 ELECTRICIANS 174  
584 PLASTERERS 184  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 145  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 431  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 615 120
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,046 270
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 123 123
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,974  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 711  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,349  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 267 44
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,604 330
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,197  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,140 658
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 118  
785 ASSEMBLERS 133  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 291 133
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 133 133
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 608 44
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 178  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 712 578
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,197  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 311 178
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 44  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 89  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 356 356
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,721 549
TOTAL 39,740 5,224

*(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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