National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIAMOND
CAS # 7782-40-3
RTECS #
Agent Code 23275

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 25 7
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,069  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,130  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 662  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 181 78
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 806  
637 MACHINISTS 3,034  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 415 7
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 405 148
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 130 130
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 123  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 311  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 876  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,169 169
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,193 868
785 ASSEMBLERS 174  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 16  
TOTAL 13,942 1,406

*(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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