National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
CAS # 56-23-5
RTECS # FG4900000
Agent Code 17490

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 87  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 713  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 141 72
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 4,134 568
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 89 89
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 45 30
169 SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, N.E.C. 92  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,622 2,109
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 993 689
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,650 1,142
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,218 260
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,518 336
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,355 222
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 10,821 2,879
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 703 429
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,658 1,016
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 180 155
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 82  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,825 1,230
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 16,428 154
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 62  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 61  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 381 6
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 708  
567 CARPENTERS 2,453  
575 ELECTRICIANS 545  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 326  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 64 3
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 418  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,281 46
637 MACHINISTS 636  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 58  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 262 87
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 49 7
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 42 42
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 161  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 703  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 866 271
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 769 13
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,098 109
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,158 2,126
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 299 299
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 683  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 245  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 134 29
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,250 50
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 560 91
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,030 76
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,230 309
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,730 991
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 300 31
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,363 1,644
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,199 7
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 330  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 23  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 623  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 852  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,303 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 380 6
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,734 1,870
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 930 207
TOTAL 104,174 20,699

*(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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