National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MIG CARBON STEEL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2545

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 156  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 627 52
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 184  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 64  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,076 100
595 ROOFERS 80  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 939  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 391  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 940 21
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 386 63
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 16,481 136
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,192 63
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 313  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
TOTAL 26,079 434

*(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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