National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AMMONIUM NITRATE
CAS # 6484-52-2
RTECS # BR9050000
Agent Code 06163

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 159  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 85  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,368 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 839 68
095 REGISTERED NURSES 304 253
185 DESIGNERS 100 25
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,225 2,235
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 152 66
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 10  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,837 1,477
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 473  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 153 92
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,665  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 730 365
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 55  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 10  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 7  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 710 14
575 ELECTRICIANS 397  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 246  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 257  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 67 22
637 MACHINISTS 1,843  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 403  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 346  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 25  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,597 354
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 398 381
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,804 780
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 266  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 188 141
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 366  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,524  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,323  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 127  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,449 119
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 872 239
785 ASSEMBLERS 697  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 849 849
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 147 49
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 131  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 734  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 361  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,901  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 226  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 619  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,136 91
TOTAL 57,833 9,824

*(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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