National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZIRCONIUM OXIDE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M0626

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 82  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1,222 241
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 363  
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 1,962 1,660
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 2,089  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 630  
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 1,421 21
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 1,237 508
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 17  
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 2,572 1,029
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 452  
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 3,359 470
TOTAL 15,407 3,929

*(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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