National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORIC ACID, SODIUM SALT, PENTAHYDRATE
CAS # 11130-12-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X7020

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,458  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 819 254
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 353 346
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 23 6
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 17 17
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,516 638
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 366  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 982 81
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 1,867 506
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,206 425
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,596 174
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,325  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 668  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 38  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 567  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 650  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,618  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 410  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 622  
595 ROOFERS 2,127  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,681  
637 MACHINISTS 2,724 136
667 TAILORS 1,103 551
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 156 109
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 27 14
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 30  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 667  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,170  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 243  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,019 128
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 829  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 184 117
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,093 248
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 367  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 51  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,694 6,615
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 613 464
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,418 1,418
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 630 339
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,543 1,117
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 810 88
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 832 545
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,194  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 67 67
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,753 2,839
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,557 378
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,113 673
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 264  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,438 313
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 225 18
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 30  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,118 98
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 70  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 344  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,332 399
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 520 78
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,521  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 201 201
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,240 3,166
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,774 1,405
TOTAL 105,414 24,711

*(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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