National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHROMIC ACID (H2CRO4), DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 7775-11-3
RTECS # GB2955000
Agent Code 68900

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
005 ADMINISTRATORS AND OFFICIALS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 14 3
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 12 2
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 34  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 106  
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 30 11
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 208 47
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,228 112
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 16 5
335 FILE CLERKS 407 90
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 14  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,092 21
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,143  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,767 66
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 934 29
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 346  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 20  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 42  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 10  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 159  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 162  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 341 11
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 140  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 3,346  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 142 28
637 MACHINISTS 4,195  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,857  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 24 11
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 39  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 99  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 468 14
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 711 3
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,019 128
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,776 50
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 962 228
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 386  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 22 5
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 732  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 545  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 678  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 712 34
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,688  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,820 90
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,324 116
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 497  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,743  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,263 374
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 6  
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 3,346  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 52  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6,492  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 94  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,118 44
TOTAL 80,015 3,487

*(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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