National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MONTMORILLONITE
CAS # 1318-93-0
RTECS #
Agent Code 80570

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 261 47
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 93 93
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 240  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,196 852
263 SALES WORKERS, MOTOR VEHICLES AND BOATS 1,975  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 455  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,010  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,119 132
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 94  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,776  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,613  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 634  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,240  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,739  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 81  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 347  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,215  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 498 69
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,110  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 2,189  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 548  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 245  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 249  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 19,283 468
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 47  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 9  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 936 56
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 386 386
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 53  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 112  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,332 61
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 180 36
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,539 281
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 826 474
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 699 223
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 94  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,255 770
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,816 949
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4,208  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 232  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 80 6
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,587 358
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 585 21
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,527  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 665 21
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,496  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,513 10
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 104 56
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,706 2,218
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 411  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 9  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 20  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 144  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,509 119
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 727  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 6  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 850  
TOTAL 97,731 7,768

*(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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