National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALUMINA,CALCINED
CAS # 1344-28-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X9687

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 182  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,311 426
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,312  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 140  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 382  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 616  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,440  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 5,892  
637 MACHINISTS 2,313 431
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 19  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,087 928
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 681  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 47 35
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 429 241
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,090  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 503 453
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,853 84
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 954  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,710  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 979  
785 ASSEMBLERS 114  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 73  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 218  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 106  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 19 16
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,141  
TOTAL 27,669 2,616

*(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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