National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name IRON OXIDE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 40297

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 391  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 46 46
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 91 84
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 216 135
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 27  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,246 217
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 730 319
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,563 379
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,803 486
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,066 171
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 354  
313 SECRETARIES 568 189
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 178  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 292  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,955 668
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 73 73
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,013  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 641  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 512  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 10,496  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 471  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 955  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 16  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,251  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,728 319
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 3,274  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 10,804  
567 CARPENTERS 3,472  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,974  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 5,630 159
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,018 22
595 ROOFERS 5,584  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 296  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,208  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,723 32
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 567 140
637 MACHINISTS 7,259 389
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 132 4
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 168 24
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 291 291
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,666 64
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 324  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 169 155
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 73 35
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,112  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 168  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 111  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 53  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 129 40
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 174  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,366 238
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 93  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,025 44
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 89  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,615 21
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 62 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,956 213
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 235  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,193 1,571
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 467  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 456 46
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,268  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,394  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 590 68
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,912 391
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 272  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,782  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,726 184
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 210  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,134 32
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 11,276 399
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6,460  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,907 1,560
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,614  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,831 338
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 133 133
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 667 44
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 54  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 300  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 334  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 945 578
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,853 183
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 182  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 424 178
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 419  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,812  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,081 356
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 9,770 33
TOTAL 183,841 11,080

*(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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