National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CARBON MONOXIDE
CAS # 630-08-0
RTECS # FG3500000
Agent Code 17460

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 9  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 671  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 26  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,067 315
084 PHYSICIANS 14 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 215 207
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 7,033 4,725
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 231 157
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,130 775
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 648 149
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 740 84
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 506 21
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,290 324
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 594  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,002 112
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 693  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 90 63
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,996  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,002  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 191  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 93  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 26  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 795  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,418  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,224  
567 CARPENTERS 620  
575 ELECTRICIANS 108  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 45 3
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,555  
637 MACHINISTS 168  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 331 23
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,188  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 46 3
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 495  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 772  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,952 79
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,713 253
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 90 90
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,253 43
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,314  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 443  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,292 69
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,811  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 1,539  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 143  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 185 62
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 870  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 7,150 238
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,299 52
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 225  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,027  
TOTAL 68,434 7,860

*(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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