National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GRAPHITE
CAS # 7782-42-5
RTECS # MD9659600
Agent Code 17366

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 497  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 164  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 98 5
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,612  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 82  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,291  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 115 8
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
185 DESIGNERS 84 28
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 734 180
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,078  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,163 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,393 1,468
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 165 33
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,117 210
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 803 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,945 88
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 125  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 238 238
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 429 62
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 737 35
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,583  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 93,971 1,284
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 436  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 25,622  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 21,417 2
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 12,516 256
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 828  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 916 30
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 11,337 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 13,269 56
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,117 7
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,597  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 25  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 4,769  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 389  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 431  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 347  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 5,484 4
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 6,677  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 26,768 34
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 2,160  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 973  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 1,188  
567 CARPENTERS 2,442 254
575 ELECTRICIANS 12,394 6
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 46 46
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58,610 85
595 ROOFERS 80  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,916 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 7,228 141
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 3,446  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,072  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 513  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 16,783  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 6,476  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,924 92
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,792 12
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 584  
637 MACHINISTS 29,947 383
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
643 BOILERMAKERS 191  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 140  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 602  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 319  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 28 9
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 7,490 28
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 37 3
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 2,232  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 353  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 632  
679 BOOKBINDERS 5,221 2,811
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 213 170
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 5,484 278
687 BAKERS 120  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 270 155
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 69  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,380  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 653  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 372 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 932  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 889  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 5,273 281
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,311 79
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 20  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,867 865
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 531  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,539 114
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,369 140
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 697 43
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,110  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,127  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 232  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,910 54
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 519 18
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,008 28
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 651  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 80  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,091 38
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,603 34
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 539  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,903 595
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,809  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,047 253
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 693 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,204 62
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 16,451 637
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,456  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 804  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 181 6
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 19,793 2,389
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 38,394 6,362
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 53,081 74
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 436  
785 ASSEMBLERS 30,359 5,205
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,325  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,852 587
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,847 49
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,200  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 4,206  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 606  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,427  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 1,071  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,037  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 562 172
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,409  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,469 171
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 7,193  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 8,568 4,733
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,378  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 41  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 198 81
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 20,314 223
TOTAL 718,150 33,221

*(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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