National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SILICA, FUSED
CAS # 60676-86-0
RTECS # VV7320000
Agent Code M4331

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 458 229
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 182  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
084 PHYSICIANS 59 33
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 459 351
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 16 16
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 5  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 144 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 823 21
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 710 516
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 32  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 90 63
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,267 116
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,294  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 62  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 297  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 18  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 576  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 88  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 817  
567 CARPENTERS 828  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 82  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 22  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,390  
637 MACHINISTS 4,000 24
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 5  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 308  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 9  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,246 1,246
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 17  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 67 33
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 975  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,363 962
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 999  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,308 713
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,507 766
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 100 33
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 247  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 335 34
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,561 128
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 853 3
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,439 139
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 101  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 502 65
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 664  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,524 18
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,367 700
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 574  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,391 427
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 143 107
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 227 69
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 131  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 194  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,610 474
TOTAL 52,205 7,320

*(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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