National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TELLURIUM
CAS # 13494-80-9
RTECS # WY2625000
Agent Code 71197

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,356 645
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,296 877
386 STATISTICAL CLERKS 85 85
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 138  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,185  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 213 128
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 502 50
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,138 949
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 25  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 28 11
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 171  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 843  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 427 342
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,820 11
TOTAL 12,284 3,098

*(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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