National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALUMINOSILICIC ACID, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 1344-00-9
RTECS # VY2600000
Agent Code 83293

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 299  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 579 569
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 493 281
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 62 62
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,313 866
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 825 608
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 351 268
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,382 416
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 140 140
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 577 7
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
276 CASHIERS 93 93
313 SECRETARIES 443 443
335 FILE CLERKS 671 549
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 387  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,693 1,147
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 146 146
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 117  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,862 4,120
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,071 697
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 104 104
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,064 569
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,489 595
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 668  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,262  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,809  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 71  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 41  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,589 309
567 CARPENTERS 2,092  
575 ELECTRICIANS 577  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 847 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 9,012  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,680  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 562 114
637 MACHINISTS 949  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 166  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,405 421
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 165  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,481 280
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 101 68
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 7  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 318  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 757 30
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 12  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 104 14
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 58 36
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,193 1,571
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 949 554
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 203 135
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 842 224
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 179 126
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,453 299
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,076  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,082 2,493
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,295 414
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,391 484
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,046 21
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68 68
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 286  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 105  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,358  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 469  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 3,545 457
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,370  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 340 127
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,360 1,242
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,203 473
TOTAL 100,704 22,352

*(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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