National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COKE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 19935

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 11  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 103 8
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 73  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 432  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 710  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 967  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 176  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 313  
575 ELECTRICIANS 82  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 144 12
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 452  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 37  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 403  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 82  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,408  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 454  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 102  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,908 14
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,873 32
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 477  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,907  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 638  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 19  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 368  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 77 8
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 46  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 704 19
TOTAL 20,496 93

*(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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