National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BE, BERYLLIUM-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 7440-41-7
RTECS # DS1750000
Agent Code 11770

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
005 ADMINISTRATORS AND OFFICIALS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 14 3
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 983 69
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 851 119
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 999 117
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,919 21
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 55  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 19  
575 ELECTRICIANS 241  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 97  
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 584  
637 MACHINISTS 278 3
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 73 35
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 65  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 130  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 568 97
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 844  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,081 41
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,428  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 36  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 242 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 953 6
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,251  
785 ASSEMBLERS 643 221
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 162  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 347  
TOTAL 13,938 739

*(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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