National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORON OXIDE
CAS # 1303-86-2
RTECS # ED7900000
Agent Code 12963

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
185 DESIGNERS 2,201 1,467
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 25 8
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 484 48
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,060 292
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 844 119
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 148 37
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,104 119
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 262  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 335 21
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 806  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 222 222
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,894 720
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,175  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 855  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 10,269  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 61  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 903  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,025  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 12,718  
575 ELECTRICIANS 423 16
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18,516  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 5,917 562
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 628  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,535 21
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 264 18
637 MACHINISTS 13,250 734
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 376 30
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 262 262
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 916 128
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,166  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 149  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 4,116 2,118
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 119 72
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 525  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 91  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,527 1,019
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 987  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 129 40
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 486  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,101 2,987
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 99  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 511 23
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 250 56
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 443 68
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 999  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 228  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 94 22
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 405  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 21  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 491 179
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 753  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 787 317
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 836 28
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,284 1,129
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,719 1,398
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,126 67
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 596 316
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,708 2,004
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 349  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 465 56
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 42  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 403  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 578 445
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 12,019  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 546 379
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 89  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 176 77
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,829 490
TOTAL 162,342 18,457

*(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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