National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AU, GOLD-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 7440-57-5
RTECS # MD5070000
Agent Code 35455

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 255  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 15  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 173 74
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 529 180
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 97  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 216 161
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 516 273
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 941 47
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,220 519
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 326 235
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,061 36
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,025 341
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 648 28
575 ELECTRICIANS 84  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 95  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 113 28
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 1,588 1,064
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 35  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 948 316
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14 14
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 174 23
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 991 58
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 895 295
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 63 40
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 468  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 415  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 759  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 50  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,118  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 461 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,920 55
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 478 164
785 ASSEMBLERS 807 296
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 4,565 415
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 12 7
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 116 46
TOTAL 30,128 5,425

*(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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