National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FELDSPAR-GROUP MINERALS
CAS # 68476-25-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 33115

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 473 161
095 REGISTERED NURSES 933 861
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 21 21
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
185 DESIGNERS 2,201 1,467
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,846 826
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 193 101
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 642 218
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,649 733
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 47 23
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 410 31
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,010  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 565 353
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,647 1,340
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 44,172 11,430
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 719  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,507  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,004  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,387  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,396  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 990 3
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,009  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,778  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 693  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 100  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,274  
567 CARPENTERS 3,779  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 119  
575 ELECTRICIANS 226  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 166  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 245  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 9,141 6
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
595 ROOFERS 80  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 159  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,785  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,974 21
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 584  
637 MACHINISTS 11,667 883
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,423  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 32  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,061  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 7  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 29  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,276 114
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,527 645
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 944  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 65  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 129 40
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,358 425
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,418 154
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 787  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 365  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 235  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,478 1,478
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 197 99
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 123 123
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,974  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,410 315
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,890 130
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,602 362
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,627 679
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 846 31
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 235  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,814 294
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,362  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 22,717 154
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 8  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,794 274
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 929 259
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 171  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 624  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 178  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,090 521
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 922  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,020 208
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,742 1,281
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 462 178
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 360  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,370  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 99  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 134 67
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,281 549
TOTAL 216,145 27,918

*(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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