National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROGEN FLUORIDE
CAS # 7664-39-3
RTECS # MW7875000
Agent Code 38550

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,802  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 16 5
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 585 20
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 42  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 24  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,950 336
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 5  
185 DESIGNERS 25  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 32 32
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 516 273
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,553 829
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 173 69
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5,284 859
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 199 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,181 852
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 794 351
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,279 1,415
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,613 1,613
343 COST AND RATE CLERKS 368 184
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 602 196
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 14  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,092 1,405
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,078 251
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 315  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,661  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 670 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 553 9
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 81  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 19  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 886  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 86  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,572 71
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 687  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,118  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 120  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 311  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,229 104
637 MACHINISTS 4,319  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 385  
666 DRESSMAKERS 123 123
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 42  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 227 114
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 28 14
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 61 12
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 48
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 358  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 208  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,753 2,216
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 833  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,274 376
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,943 1,168
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 3,979 537
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 216 216
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,713 3,153
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 20,347 13,214
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 52 26
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 370 172
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,916 1,947
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,522 66
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,512 145
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,073 77
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 132  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,302 1,542
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,727 367
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,903 2,344
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 17,043 6,691
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 890  
785 ASSEMBLERS 34,657 22,093
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 38 38
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,620 1,098
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 180  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 108 7
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 24  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 216 216
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 12  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,500 179
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 987 615
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,295 356
TOTAL 189,051 68,792

*(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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