National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALUMINUM OXIDE, DUST
CAS # 1344-28-1
RTECS # BD1200000
Agent Code X5459

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
21 TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS 7  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 435  
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 154  
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 31  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 354  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 2,258 216
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 2,317 35
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 610 18
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 1,847 164
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 1,969 458
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 1,171  
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 45  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 25 8
TOTAL 11,287 899

*(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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