National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LIGNOSULFONIC ACID, CALCIUM SALT
CAS # 8061-52-7
RTECS #
Agent Code 83024

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 139  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 42  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,295 310
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 53  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 42  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,209 365
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 62  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 202 165
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,420  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 4,702 14
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 214  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 261  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 140  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 137  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 915  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 2,034  
567 CARPENTERS 7,736  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,204  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,067  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,171  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 688  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 6,111  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,406 81
637 MACHINISTS 396 31
667 TAILORS 2,569 1,043
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,090  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 275  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 25  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 350  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 424  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,689  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 247  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 25,899 25,522
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,399 5,325
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 215 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,714 161
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 121 121
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 254  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,028 377
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 43  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,369 29
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 259  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,120 392
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,350 4,359
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,106 63
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 182  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,418 108
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 16,992 119
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 216  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 443  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 570 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 710 81
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 30,631 491
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 280 79
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,103  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 276  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 41  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 60 60
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,376 828
TOTAL 172,496 40,270

*(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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