National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DOLOMITE
CAS # 16389-88-1
RTECS #
Agent Code 80165

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 728 219
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
084 PHYSICIANS 187 59
095 REGISTERED NURSES 3,994 3,883
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 6 3
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 334 136
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 375  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,351 474
335 FILE CLERKS 104  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 8  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 84 76
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 115  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 13  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,049 92
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,410  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,361  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 424  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 922  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 49  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 88  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 11  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 12,008  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 717  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 134  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,455 306
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 391  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 67  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
567 CARPENTERS 22,735  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 119  
575 ELECTRICIANS 4,647  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 291  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
584 PLASTERERS 184  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,496 12
589 GLAZIERS 449  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,033  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,748 947
637 MACHINISTS 843  
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,107 452
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,217 608
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,405 421
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 13  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 85  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 192  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 954  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 24  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,299  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 332  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 295  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,217  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,323 778
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 112  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,607 550
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,097 1,448
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,775 254
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 205  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,364 1,216
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,295 84
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,140 242
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 414 144
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,317 5
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,182 6,185
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,192  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,627 947
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 41  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 76  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 436  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 51  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,016 83
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,005 5
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 922  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 9,555  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 72  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 85  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 940 78
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 10,169 1,011
TOTAL 159,932 20,722

*(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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