National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MAGNESIUM SULFATE
CAS # 7487-88-9
RTECS # OM4500000
Agent Code 43410

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 438 424
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,561 1,556
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 85  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 94  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,368 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,132 903
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 834 557
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 521 433
084 PHYSICIANS 41 7
086 VETERINARIANS 3,487 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 24,115 16,539
096 PHARMACISTS 3,897 1,751
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 126 14
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 383 318
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 88 44
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 12,100 8,976
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 2,483 1,558
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,393 2,675
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 760 84
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7,285 3,354
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,271 358
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 8,565 2,692
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 110 65
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,240 211
313 SECRETARIES 399 399
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 498 179
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 925 608
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,861 3,690
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 11,028 6,648
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 8,386 5,187
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 46,249 19,282
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 9,126 4,981
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,395 1,395
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 431  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 13  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,499  
567 CARPENTERS 1,112  
575 ELECTRICIANS 469  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 70  
637 MACHINISTS 1,843  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 263  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310 207
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
679 BOOKBINDERS 5,400 2,811
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 24 11
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 271 68
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 443  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 12  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 204 62
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 614 279
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 457  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 232 3
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,503 446
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 2,282 191
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,099 484
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 901 285
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 731 467
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,303 165
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,760  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 724  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 88  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 456 111
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,585 394
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,723 46
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
785 ASSEMBLERS 16,804 10,527
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 56 28
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 167 49
808 BUS DRIVERS 1,875 268
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 81  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 805  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 255  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,445 708
TOTAL 235,005 108,074

*(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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