National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name IRON OXIDE (FE3O4)
CAS # 1317-61-9
RTECS #
Agent Code 70131

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,289 645
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 26  
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 94  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,403 356
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,813  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
313 SECRETARIES 110 83
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,524 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 238  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 127 127
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,300  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,585 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 367  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,808  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 184  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 960  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 560  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 100  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,217  
567 CARPENTERS 3,213  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,509 11
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 151  
637 MACHINISTS 995 8
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,920 136
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 1,004 3
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 675 225
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 397  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 690  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 808 382
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,579  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 899 7
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,741 52
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6 3
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 174 87
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 637 48
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,663 151
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 80  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 390 76
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,511  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,370 303
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 181
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 136 3
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,995 729
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 17,833 17
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,224  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 711 526
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 662  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 78  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,066 44
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 313  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 94  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,248 2,262
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 918 116
TOTAL 88,193 7,074

*(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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