National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FE.SI, FERROSILICON-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 8049-17-0
RTECS # LK1400000
Agent Code 82786

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 248  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,730  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 376  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,457  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 97  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 300  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 419  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,097  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 7,384  
567 CARPENTERS 35  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 82  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,076 100
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 3,431  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,784  
637 MACHINISTS 6,678 8
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 122 6
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,143  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 620  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 888  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 218  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 4  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 6,020 13
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 497 71
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 922  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 59,583 533
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 8  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,668  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 694  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 662  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 113  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 254  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 905  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 521  
TOTAL 123,000 732

*(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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