National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BOROSILICATE GLASS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M3898

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 12  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 389 24
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 36 12
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 34 26
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 152  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 400 100
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,714 6
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 63  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,770 210
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 724  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,920 199
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 586  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 34  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 216  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,466  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 47  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,722  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 22  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 18  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 465  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,379  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,078  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 646  
567 CARPENTERS 413  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,257  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,815  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,671  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,030  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 19,258 33
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 849 18
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 847  
637 MACHINISTS 52,080 2,081
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 2,820 83
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 591  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 686  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 195  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 5  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 305  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 63  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 921 348
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,131 455
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 881 122
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,220 57
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 645 92
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,198  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 557  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 20,434 662
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 92  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 180  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 167  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 668  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,136 21
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,895 127
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 77  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 984  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 362 362
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 69  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,097 65
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 369  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,523 320
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,471 707
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 11,444 36
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,994 530
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 503 197
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,055  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 114  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,938  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 76  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 46 23
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 13,342 566
TOTAL 210,220 7,514

*(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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