National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE (AL(OH)3)
CAS # 21645-51-2
RTECS # BD0940000
Agent Code 80390

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 544  
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 131  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 10  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 8,805 1,601
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78 39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 92 62
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9,249 8,999
096 PHARMACISTS 1,421 716
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 30 30
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 93 93
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 560 449
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,885 1,274
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,219 74
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,280 139
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 13 6
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,415 1,275
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,380 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,989 2,089
313 SECRETARIES 568 189
335 FILE CLERKS 1,068 594
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 13  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 107  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 336 13
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 599  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 107 57
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,085 1,411
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 30 10
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,359 52
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 32  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 6,168  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,326 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 299  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 59  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 16,297  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 13  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 892  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 538  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,015 81
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,304  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 7,712  
567 CARPENTERS 403  
575 ELECTRICIANS 27,273 244
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,653  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 522 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,473  
587 PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, AND STEAMFITTER APPRENTICES 460  
589 GLAZIERS 5,151  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 7,116 757
595 ROOFERS 8,278  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 5,035  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 469  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,328  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,627 62
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 639 32
637 MACHINISTS 4,315  
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 22 7
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,857  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 7,247 107
667 TAILORS 1,974 1,043
668 UPHOLSTERERS 789 379
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 291 291
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 241 3
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 708 108
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 62 41
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 162  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 385  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 236  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 114  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 699 62
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,554 131
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 356  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 80 45
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 831 671
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,600 4,229
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 851 337
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 11  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 631  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,413 144
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 18  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,820 12,266
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,399 5,325
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,972 30
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 646 530
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 560 467
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,302  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,300 559
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,242  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,482 16
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 970 160
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 409 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,513 256
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13,540 3,192
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,598 1,302
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 687  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 57 51
785 ASSEMBLERS 39,736 27,375
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,038 166
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 187 69
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 888  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 80  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 53  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 441 46
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,263  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 17,604 183
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 29  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 382 287
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 374 148
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,071 1,354
TOTAL 325,788 84,539

*(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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