National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COPPER OXIDE (CU2O)
CAS # 1317-39-1
RTECS # GL8050000
Agent Code 81679

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 5 5
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 83 53
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 210  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414 302
567 CARPENTERS 324 65
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 825 75
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 105  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 63 40
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 210  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,708  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,433  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,192  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 105  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 456  
TOTAL 14,420 815

*(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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