National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name COPPER OXIDE (CU2O)
CAS # 1317-39-1
RTECS # GL8050000
Agent Code 81679

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 456  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 839  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 1,212  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 68 45
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 7,025 442
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 262 110
44 WATER TRANSPORTATION 4,340  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 219 219
TOTAL 14,420 815

*(1) By survey design, not all 2-digit SICs were surveyed. (2) The estimates for each 2-digit SIC apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC. Not all SICs were surveyed. (3) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (4) 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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