National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COMPOSITE WOODS, NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5503

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 34 26
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 360  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,701  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 345  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 177  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 830  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 273  
567 CARPENTERS 35,723  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 366  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 122  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 577  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 206  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 268  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 432 130
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 865 346
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 297  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,189 951
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,291 475
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,394 648
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 699 141
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 503 89
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,575 216
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 488  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 288  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,658 553
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 648 86
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 466  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 15,457 183
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,671 378
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,714 454
TOTAL 83,219 4,679

*(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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