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-AMINOETHANOL (1:3)
CAS # 68797-44-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X9948

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 100 78
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 116 39
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 356 44
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 134  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,481 98
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 119  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,130  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,228  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 206  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 562  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 671  
637 MACHINISTS 30,247 549
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 128  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 597  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 7,382 306
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 1,986 57
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,291 119
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,441  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,180 213
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,524 196
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 674 75
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,745 306
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,377 23
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 14,353 1,151
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 465  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,450 52
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 247 64
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 238  
TOTAL 89,620 3,531

*(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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