National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FLUORINE
CAS # 7782-41-4
RTECS # LM6475000
Agent Code 33370

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 23  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 46 23
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 17 17
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 154 31
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 359  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 290  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 515  
595 ROOFERS 2,209  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 243  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 168 151
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 620  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,123 668
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 399 154
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 123 123
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 123  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 123 31
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 252
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,755  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 31  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 402 335
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,286 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 191  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 33  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
TOTAL 12,854 2,059

*(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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