National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P0651

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
009 PURCHASING MANAGERS 158  
016 MANAGERS, PROPERTIES AND REAL ESTATE 81  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,941  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,021  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 102  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 423  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 332  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 761  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 555  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 113  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 432  
226 AIRPLANE PILOTS AND NAVIGATORS 6,152  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 16,933 361
256 ADVERTISING AND RELATED SALES OCCUPATIONS 3,217 933
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 3,547  
278 NEWS VENDORS 1,109 120
335 FILE CLERKS 16  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 1,848 623
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 5,634  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 918 143
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 31,446 2,442
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6,170 913
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 276 138
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 1,864 1,689
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 166  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 342  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,700 1,050
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 40,904 6,120
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 362  
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 100  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 633  
494 SUPERVISORS, FORESTRY AND LOGGING WORKERS 305  
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 6,404  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,584  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,276  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 806  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 593  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,385  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 11,891  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,321 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,854 82
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 12,734  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 578  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,172  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,610  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 979  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,564 18
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,905  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 12,418  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,688  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
567 CARPENTERS 4,006  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 731  
575 ELECTRICIANS 18,897 108
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 10,993  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 145  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 26,329  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 4,802  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 247  
594 PAVING, SURFACING, AND TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 137  
595 ROOFERS 1,712  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,213  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,539 31
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,052  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 802 97
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,700  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 398  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 11,439  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 4,599 99
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 593 24
637 MACHINISTS 3,450 125
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 23 12
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,106 220
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 2,102 147
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,885  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 116  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 3,960 609
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 181  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 636  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,527 155
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 885  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,035 474
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,199  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 108  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,351  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,432  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 147  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 438  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 880  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 795  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,031  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 409  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 380 31
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 18  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,749 976
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,824 2,145
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,846 6,704
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,475  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 7,922 3,454
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 689  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 66 13
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,214  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,697 224
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 197 12
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,116 383
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 165  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 23  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,766 5
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,364  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,152 759
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13,024 385
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 18,088 2,059
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,642 116
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,557 979
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 2,494 2,339
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 28  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,476 499
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 22  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 68  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 243 49
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 239,027 2,967
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 8,632 259
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 11,596 1,319
808 BUS DRIVERS 30,860 17,332
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 3,024 514
823 RAILROAD CONDUCTORS AND YARDMASTERS 23  
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 2,700  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 3,006 65
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 210  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 73,557 1,807
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 6,691  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,264  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 1,731 30
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 42,084 1,607
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 21,291 913
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,254  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 80,408 3,662
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 224  
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 1,860  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 413 96
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,972  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 39,549  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 466  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,410 199
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 48,545 2,257
TOTAL 1,082,217 71,142

*(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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