National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SOIL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 80032

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 219  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,031  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,805  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 356  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 761  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,172  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 800  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,545  
567 CARPENTERS 2,719  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,255  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,198  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 6,667 1,053
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,680  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 586  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 32  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,370  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 331  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 276  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 8,409  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,479  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 1,294  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 9,134  
TOTAL 49,162 1,053

*(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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