National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CALCIUM
CAS # 7440-70-2
RTECS # EV8040000
Agent Code 80041

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 82  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 824 213
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
096 PHARMACISTS 237 160
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,053 637
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,117  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 706 481
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 156 86
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189 105
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,309 31
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,243 847
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,796 65
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 11  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 111  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 35  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 88  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 11  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 717  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 93  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 404  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 122  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 5  
567 CARPENTERS 122  
575 ELECTRICIANS 43  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 751  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 731  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 122  
637 MACHINISTS 32  
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 33  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 8  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 692  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 125  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,043 72
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 24  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 399 154
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 48  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 55  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 123 123
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,555  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 158 8
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 256 35
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,403 31
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 238  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 79  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 678  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 40  
785 ASSEMBLERS 117  
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 409  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 675  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,830  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 419  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 313  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 16  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 11 11
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 718  
TOTAL 32,014 3,057

*(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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