National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SAND
CAS #
RTECS # VV7330000
Agent Code 67915

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 355 229
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,274 1,427
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 591 183
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 307  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 62  
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,918 10,610
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 150  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 566  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 343  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,171  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,492  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 725  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,446  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 251  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 208  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,119  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 5,597  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 38,219  
567 CARPENTERS 13,080  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 2,592  
575 ELECTRICIANS 5,372  
584 PLASTERERS 746  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 432  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 4,546 34
594 PAVING, SURFACING, AND TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 682  
595 ROOFERS 19,855  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 6,251  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,269  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,539  
637 MACHINISTS 244  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,986  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,907  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 45  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 579  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,098  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 233 130
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,766 953
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,808 55
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 353  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,243 71
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 101  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 239 7
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,570  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,869 245
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 3
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 380  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 763  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 888 59
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 582  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 107 14
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,680 318
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,509 192
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 879  
785 ASSEMBLERS 500  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 182  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 205  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 277  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 31,783 119
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 19,441  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 172  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,334  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 2,177  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 874  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,572  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 1,812  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 93,400 2,725
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 130  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,012  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,370  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 380  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 8,950 927
TOTAL 361,534 18,669

*(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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