National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name VERMICULITE
CAS # 1318-00-9
RTECS #
Agent Code 76355

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 639 145
084 PHYSICIANS 92 92
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 718 120
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,408  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 812 365
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 128  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 384  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 713  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,655  
567 CARPENTERS 314  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 314  
575 ELECTRICIANS 80  
584 PLASTERERS 2,134  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 769  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 252  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 159  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 11  
637 MACHINISTS 2,097  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 85  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 966  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 77  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,098  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 265  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 510  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 184  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,376  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,484 299
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 923  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 696  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 119  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 19,989  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 740 56
TOTAL 50,193 1,076

*(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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