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 (CUO)
CAS # 1317-38-0
RTECS #
Agent Code 81787

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 2,562  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 2,284  
24 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS 3,946  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 934 506
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 1,974 1,660
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 1,212  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 136 113
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 3,859 1,480
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 116 46
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 7  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 219 219
TOTAL 17,248 4,024

*(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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