National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LIMESTONE, POWDER
CAS # 1317-65-3
RTECS # EV9580000
Agent Code X3265

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 6  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 17  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 24 6
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 17  
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,068 704
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 18  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 114  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,282  
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 258 86
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 225  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 512  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,472  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,629  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 44  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 339  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,188  
567 CARPENTERS 1,173  
575 ELECTRICIANS 95  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,037  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,683  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 98  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,107  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 246  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 208  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350 32
637 MACHINISTS 1,763 22
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,793  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 614 31
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 71 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,602  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 342  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,094 188
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 612 64
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 487  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 251 39
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,064  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 252  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,163 14
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,188 1,758
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 436  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,040 1,255
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,870  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,668  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,377  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 13  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 8,720  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 32  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 541  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 725  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,777  
TOTAL 79,861 4,247

*(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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