National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEMATITE
CAS # 1317-60-8
RTECS # MH7600000
Agent Code 35927

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,228 356
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 922  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 211  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 386  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 3,759  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,655  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,072  
595 ROOFERS 2,593  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 112  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 123  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,005  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 144  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,625 169
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,065 5
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 268  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,862 5
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 61  
TOTAL 28,186 536

*(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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