National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COAL
CAS #
RTECS # GF8280000
Agent Code 19767

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 70  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 162 87
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 70  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 761  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 19  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 433 173
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 384 47
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 388  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 58  
228 BROADCAST EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 689 689
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 73  
315 TYPISTS 72  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 801  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 20  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 70  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,636  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 285  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 11  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 21  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 108 31
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,641  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 11  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 870  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,702  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,819  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 203  
575 ELECTRICIANS 968  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,999 87
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,667  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,186  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 20  
637 MACHINISTS 93  
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 2,959  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 4,944 609
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 756  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 834  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,140  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 283  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 24  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,673 1,416
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 48  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 152  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 640 27
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 471 123
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 169  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 4  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,700 33
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 483  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,914 306
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,590  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,082  
785 ASSEMBLERS 117  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 69  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 21  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 8  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 290  
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 25  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 210  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 648  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 86  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 6,663 3
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,161  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 146  
876 STEVEDORES 2,665  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 11,624  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 86  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 9,542 448
TOTAL 94,969 4,076

*(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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