National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.FE.MN, STEEL-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 12597-69-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X7507

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 191  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 191  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,168 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 103 8
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 86  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 101  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,433 179
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 594  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 376 94
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 58  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 5,583 175
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 635 16
373 EXPEDITERS 69  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 63  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 17,819 116
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 14,673  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,455  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 60 9
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 264  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 680  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,532  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 15  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,205  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 290 31
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,219  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,924  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 751  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,815 7
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 3,635  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,475  
567 CARPENTERS 17,984  
575 ELECTRICIANS 19,337  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 6,529  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 11,454 100
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 244  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,803 10
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 67  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 189  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,222 215
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,474  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 16  
637 MACHINISTS 73,565 3,802
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 643  
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,521  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 219 52
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 87  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 1,999 22
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 67  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 191  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 683  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 140  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 29  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 948 316
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,223 76
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 417  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 155  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 491  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,110 1,099
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,125 1,236
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,942 108
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,009 28
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,721 726
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 19,004 2,623
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,525  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 590  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,882 357
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,685 46
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 493 43
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,787  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 476 52
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,131 148
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 465  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 152  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 20 13
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,121  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 71 45
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,602 362
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 695 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 823 183
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,236  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,273 65
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,126 142
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,950 621
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 12,190 1,322
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,487 107
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 69  
785 ASSEMBLERS 13,429 1,606
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 1,632 17
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,274 100
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 610 175
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 523  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 262  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 27  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 32  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 213  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 1,168  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 932  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 29  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 13,318 375
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,497 33
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 4,791 1,473
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 706 79
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 229  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 140 23
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 10,968 838
TOTAL 371,052 19,954

*(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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