National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AL, ALUMINUM POWDER-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 7429-90-5
RTECS # BD0330000
Agent Code X5976

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 158  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 16 5
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 182  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 179 179
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
185 DESIGNERS 66  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 41 31
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 7 7
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 134  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 83  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 178  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,341  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 9  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 613 23
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,132  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 456  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 354  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7  
567 CARPENTERS 172 10
575 ELECTRICIANS 6,622  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 520 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,449  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 88 23
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 181  
637 MACHINISTS 920  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 58  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 86  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 199 31
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 108  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7 7
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 244 244
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 57  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 134  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,793 345
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 55
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,180 629
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 252 45
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,451 171
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 632  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,155 109
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,054 871
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 377 3
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,757 1,382
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 242  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 71  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 61  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 576  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,022 2,996
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,938 752
TOTAL 54,400 8,218

*(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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