National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANTIMONY OXIDE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 07325

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 12  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 12 6
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 49  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 6  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,187 92
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 214 111
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 968 119
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,001 112
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 222 222
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,597 27
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 643 21
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,167 51
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 12  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 111 56
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 141  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 510  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 49 32
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 474 195
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 603 17
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,023 510
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 162 9
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 710 651
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 390  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 111  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,635 3,246
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,402 833
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 57  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,052 923
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 170 115
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 131  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 123 15
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,628 62
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 382 287
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 168  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 94 17
TOTAL 24,191 7,730

*(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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