National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZR, ZIRCONIUM MF-UNKNOWN
CAS # 7440-67-7
RTECS # ZH7070000
Agent Code 77265

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 460  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 19  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 84 44
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 37  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 186  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,625  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 45  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 11  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 439  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 27  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 88  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 11  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 362  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 736  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 93  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 16  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 190  
575 ELECTRICIANS 43  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 23  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 6,398 6
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 207 104
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 36  
637 MACHINISTS 972  
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,463  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,454  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 73 35
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 3  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 171 130
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 125  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 461 3
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 113  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 48  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 361  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,609  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 560 44
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 954  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 520  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,605  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 23,962 931
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,555 35
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 69  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 21  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 8  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 51  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 199  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 594 445
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 72  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 311 178
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 89  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,384  
TOTAL 64,142 1,956

*(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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