| Agent Name | FUMES, SILICA |
| CAS # | 69012-64-2 |
| RTECS # | |
| Agent Code | 80542 |
| Code | Occupation Description (1980) | Total # Employees (Male & Female) |
Total # Female Employees |
| 027 | PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS | 355 | |
| 044 | AEROSPACE ENGINEERS | 148 | |
| 055 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS | 6,806 | 32 |
| 059 | ENGINEERS, N.E.C. | 284 | |
| 073 | CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS | 219 | |
| 095 | REGISTERED NURSES | 105 | 82 |
| 185 | DESIGNERS | 66 | |
| 203 | CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS | 9 | |
| 216 | ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 2,475 | 140 |
| 224 | CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS | 1,537 | 283 |
| 235 | TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. | 1,060 | 73 |
| 319 | RECEPTIONISTS | 538 | 492 |
| 364 | TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS | 29 | 29 |
| 365 | STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS | 545 | 427 |
| 445 | DENTAL ASSISTANTS | 49 | 29 |
| 453 | JANITORS AND CLEANERS | 16,467 | 2,214 |
| 496 | TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS | 397 | 227 |
| 503 | SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 65 | |
| 505 | AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS | 3,288 | |
| 507 | BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS | 1,372 | |
| 508 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS | 7,502 | 57 |
| 514 | AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS | 8,808 | |
| 515 | AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE | 869 | 21 |
| 516 | HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS | 3,129 | 75 |
| 518 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS | 94 | |
| 519 | MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS | 111 | |
| 534 | HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS | 13,289 | |
| 539 | MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS | 2,515 | |
| 544 | MILLWRIGHTS | 11 | |
| 547 | SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. | 1,910 | 110 |
| 549 | NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS | 8,319 | 580 |
| 558 | SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. | 1,810 | |
| 563 | BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS | 544 | 79 |
| 565 | TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT | 1,188 | |
| 567 | CARPENTERS | 2,184 | 227 |
| 575 | ELECTRICIANS | 2,660 | |
| 579 | PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE | 506 | 297 |
| 585 | PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS | 20,783 | |
| 588 | CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS | 711 | |
| 589 | GLAZIERS | 2,279 | |
| 595 | ROOFERS | 3,781 | |
| 596 | SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS | 1,520 | |
| 597 | STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS | 2,725 | |
| 599 | CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. | 2,612 | |
| 633 | SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS | 422 | |
| 634 | TOOL AND DIE MAKERS | 257 | |
| 636 | PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL | 1,119 | 947 |
| 637 | MACHINISTS | 6,239 | 172 |
| 645 | PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL | 118 | |
| 646 | LAY-OUT WORKERS | 704 | |
| 647 | PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) | 765 | |
| 653 | SHEET METAL WORKERS | 3,360 | 129 |
| 655 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS | 122 | |
| 669 | SHOE REPAIRERS | 120 | 120 |
| 675 | HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS | 498 | 101 |
| 676 | PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS | 158 | |
| 678 | DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS | 35 | 21 |
| 683 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS | 534 | 521 |
| 684 | MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. | 1,643 | 164 |
| 696 | STATIONARY ENGINEERS | 21 | |
| 703 | LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS | 306 | |
| 709 | GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS | 644 | 32 |
| 717 | FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 366 | |
| 719 | MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,131 | 137 |
| 723 | METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS | 2,350 | 126 |
| 725 | MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS | 376 | 376 |
| 728 | SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS | 908 | |
| 734 | PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 3,206 | 309 |
| 736 | TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS | 477 | |
| 745 | SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS | 66 | 66 |
| 753 | CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS | 929 | 697 |
| 755 | EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS | 1,688 | 780 |
| 756 | MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS | 727 | |
| 759 | PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS | 4,396 | 345 |
| 766 | FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD | 325 | 202 |
| 769 | SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS | 567 | 428 |
| 777 | MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. | 3,401 | 2,061 |
| 779 | MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED | 9,995 | 4,661 |
| 783 | WELDERS AND CUTTERS | 17 | |
| 785 | ASSEMBLERS | 17,063 | 5,555 |
| 789 | HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS | 678 | 600 |
| 796 | PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS | 753 | 403 |
| 797 | PRODUCTION TESTERS | 81 | 13 |
| 798 | PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS | 68 | |
| 844 | OPERATING ENGINEERS | 1,883 | |
| 859 | MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS | 844 | 4 |
| 869 | CONSTRUCTION LABORERS | 10,922 | |
| 887 | VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS | 154 | |
| 888 | HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS | 2,134 | 1,860 |
| 889 | LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION | 856 | |
| TOTAL | 210,099 | 26,304 | |
*(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.