National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORON
CAS # 7440-42-8
RTECS # ED7350000
Agent Code 80251

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 24  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 19  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 122 20
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 37  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 478  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 162 31
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 9  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,226  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 524  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 45  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 11  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 727  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 27  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 88  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 11  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 263  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 717  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 458  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,563  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 195  
575 ELECTRICIANS 373  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 48  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 48  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,939  
637 MACHINISTS 1,065  
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 253  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 28 9
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 203  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,165 1,887
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 3  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 41  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 535  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 904  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 900 34
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 128  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 399 154
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 256 17
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 379  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 123 123
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 150  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 133  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 309  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,255 112
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 788  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,909 28
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 37  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,557 44
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 259  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,050 2,107
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 89 11
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 21  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 8  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 328  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 618  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 21  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 16  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,616  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 72  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,039  
TOTAL 41,637 4,576

*(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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