National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZINC CYANIDE
CAS # 557-21-1
RTECS # ZH1575000
Agent Code 80720

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 55 27
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,196 852
544 MILLWRIGHTS 37  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 119  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 289  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,099  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,402 1,375
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 980 12
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 194  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 204 82
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 226  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,155 1,155
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 289  
TOTAL 15,246 3,502

*(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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