National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHROMIUM OXIDE (CR2O3)
CAS # 1308-38-9
RTECS # GB6475000
Agent Code T0962

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 143  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 26  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 323 39
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 418  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,498 787
335 FILE CLERKS 92  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 192  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,815 389
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,440  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,501  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,041  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,723  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 967  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 785  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,920 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,387  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,989  
575 ELECTRICIANS 658  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,056 297
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,542  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 7  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,467  
637 MACHINISTS 1,732 49
643 BOILERMAKERS 48  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 765  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 895 64
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 229  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 34  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,573 252
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,499 1,456
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 404  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 59  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 652 530
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,036 996
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,634 422
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,621 84
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,755  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,679 691
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,869 2,322
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 210  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,644 1,343
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 59  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 26  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 393 51
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 207  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 162  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 601  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,561  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 180  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,910 1,910
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,887  
TOTAL 88,897 11,984

*(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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