National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COPPER CYANIDE
CAS # 544-92-3
RTECS # GL7150000
Agent Code 20155

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 30 30
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 150  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 40 6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 78 27
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 67 9
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 45 5
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,649 733
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 86  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 135  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 134  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,635  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 183  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,476 2,145
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 165  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 48  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,394 196
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 569 86
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 17 7
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 28  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 390 309
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 360  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 397 132
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 347 347
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 123  
TOTAL 22,333 4,407

*(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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