National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.CR.FE.MN, STAINLESS STEEL-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 12597-68-1
RTECS #
Agent Code 69715

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
005 ADMINISTRATORS AND OFFICIALS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 14 3
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 123  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 85  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 182  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 516 273
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 43 3
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 667 400
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,194  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 143 59
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,647 1,034
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,290  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,723 483
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 18,734 146
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,759  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,934 207
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 318  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 324 9
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 130  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 281  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 61  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 5,562  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 535  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,428 6
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,388  
567 CARPENTERS 202  
575 ELECTRICIANS 8,973  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 8,925 139
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,517 24
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,636 10
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 73  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 746  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,491 130
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 10,067 894
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 74,147 2,584
643 BOILERMAKERS 14  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 5  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 599  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 918 483
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 801 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 14,349 101
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 37 3
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 966  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 156 109
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 88 21
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 6,409 471
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 653  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 905 122
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,341 399
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,181 1,116
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 6,680 5,128
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 481  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,925 279
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 19,582 2,604
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 154  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 324  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,057 104
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,907 991
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,112  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 733  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 645 22
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 80  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 370 172
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,121  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 114  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 300 74
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 619 57
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 328  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,130 38
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 12,800 1,435
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 14,838 524
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 11,421 489
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 436  
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,155 1,399
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 619 180
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 26  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,939 89
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 135  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 948  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 376  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,450  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 37  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,950 71
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,128  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 352  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 208  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,120  
TOTAL 312,092 23,096

*(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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