National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name IRON CHLORIDE (FECL3)
CAS # 7705-08-0
RTECS # LJ9100000
Agent Code 33160

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 163  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 16 5
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 15 2
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 610 82
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,984 890
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 1,189 962
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 977 710
084 PHYSICIANS 14 14
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9,835 9,302
185 DESIGNERS 25  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 11  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 20,627 16,047
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 993 689
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,765 1,249
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 157  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 22  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,656 3,359
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 902 615
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6,255 2,414
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 271 23
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,849 1,061
335 FILE CLERKS 149 30
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 16
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 5,890 4,446
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 86 77
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,620  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 24  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 203 9
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 44  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 192  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 92  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
575 ELECTRICIANS 78  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 216  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 290  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 161 49
637 MACHINISTS 67  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 999 250
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 63 47
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 17 11
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 582  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 6  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,632 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 67 33
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 78  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 82  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 79  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,379 1,341
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 13  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 330 66
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 17 3
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 277  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 42  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 88 3
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 324 43
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 403 52
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 455  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 36  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 297 98
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,284 1,627
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,603 4,513
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,393 542
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 23  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 514 125
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 202 49
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 687  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 425 132
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 123  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 880 103
TOTAL 108,492 52,117

*(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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