National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MICA
CAS # 12001-26-2
RTECS # VV8760000
Agent Code 48535

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 374  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
077 AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENTISTS 545  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 41 31
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 81 32
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 982 44
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 535 99
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,479 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,152 107
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,498 787
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,704  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 303 126
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,410 540
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 25,689 382
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 3,511 3,266
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 719  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,140  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,573  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,214  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,792 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,025  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 431  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 258  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 371  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,445  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,181 189
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 758  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 150  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
567 CARPENTERS 16,319 6
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 15,376  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,910  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 5,447 297
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
584 PLASTERERS 2,883  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 10,478  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 9,008 723
595 ROOFERS 2,889  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 912  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,712 75
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,506  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 256  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 12,326 136
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 37  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,285  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 526  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 238  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 123  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 548 58
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 3,291 47
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 62  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 150  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 116  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 541 31
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 237  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,838 1,245
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 404 108
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 18 12
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 416 249
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,625 781
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 794 335
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,853 524
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,330 1,897
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,607 36
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 5,335 60
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 554 58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 19,721 4,929
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 22,116 4,802
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 20,172 163
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 436  
785 ASSEMBLERS 30,235 10,562
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 219  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,274  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 159 159
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,497 109
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,583  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,760  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,337  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 992  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 12,755 395
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,363  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 582  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,417 2,417
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,879 56
TOTAL 348,592 36,684

*(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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