National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FLUORSPAR
CAS # 14542-23-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 33595

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 116 39
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 78 78
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 627  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 1,361  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 223  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 20,904 59
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,888  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 838  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,392 46
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 243  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 990 3
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,305  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,890 8
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 805  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 32  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,056  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,212 17
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 216  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,937 13
637 MACHINISTS 4,035  
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 361 43
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 966  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 134  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 17  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 77  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,697  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 778  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,501  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 536 80
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 243  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,836  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,968  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 853  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,618  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 10,286 45
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,602 96
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 45  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 694  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 193  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,509 77
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 466  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 520 78
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 51  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,641 351
TOTAL 82,960 1,255

*(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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