National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CARBON DIOXIDE, LIQUID
CAS # 124-38-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X8532

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,498  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 332  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 894 93
095 REGISTERED NURSES 525 525
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 6 3
198 ANNOUNCERS 3,480 497
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 322 56
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 386 275
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 402  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 741  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 65  
228 BROADCAST EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,002  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 883 275
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,815  
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 125  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 72 6
343 COST AND RATE CLERKS 45  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 16
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 568  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 95 95
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 808 808
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,540 1,276
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 14,998 1,657
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 30  
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 15,866  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 17,164  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 3,371 227
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 985 17
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,918  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,251 97
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 300  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 4,645 6
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 1,837  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 122  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 2,091  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 153  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 431  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 25  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,414  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,016 181
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 11,438 12
567 CARPENTERS 905  
575 ELECTRICIANS 23,916  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,922  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 16  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,678  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 342  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 368 62
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 743  
637 MACHINISTS 7,439  
643 BOILERMAKERS 24  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 23 12
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,538 429
687 BAKERS 26 26
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 410 251
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 417  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 32  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 564 62
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 51 35
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 84  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 19 9
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,709 816
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 232  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,512 672
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,278 40
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 205  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,348 16
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 433  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,480  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 201 16
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 86  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 174 24
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,782 386
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,103 1,223
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,969  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 185 62
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,222 5,715
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 719 333
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 573 363
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 215  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 462  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 29  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,049 749
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,954  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 349  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 139 97
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 542 17
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,959  
TOTAL 192,401 17,538

*(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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