National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FUMES, SILICA
CAS # 69012-64-2
RTECS #
Agent Code 80542

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 355  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 148  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 6,806 32
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 219  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 105 82
185 DESIGNERS 66  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 9  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,475 140
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,537 283
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,060 73
319 RECEPTIONISTS 538 492
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 29 29
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 545 427
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 29
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 16,467 2,214
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,288  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,372  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 7,502 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 8,808  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 869 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,129 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 94  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 111  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 13,289  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 11  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,910 110
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,319 580
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,810  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 544 79
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 1,188  
567 CARPENTERS 2,184 227
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,660  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 506 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 20,783  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 711  
589 GLAZIERS 2,279  
595 ROOFERS 3,781  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,520  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,725  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 422  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 257  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 6,239 172
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 118  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 704  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 765  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,360 129
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 498 101
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 158  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 534 521
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 21  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 306  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 644 32
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 366  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,131 137
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,350 126
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 908  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,206 309
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 477  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 929 697
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,688 780
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 727  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,396 345
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 325 202
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 567 428
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,401 2,061
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,995 4,661
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 17  
785 ASSEMBLERS 17,063 5,555
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 678 600
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 753 403
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 81 13
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 68  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,883  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 844 4
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 10,922  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 154  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,134 1,860
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 856  
TOTAL 210,099 26,304

*(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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