National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CALCIUM ACETATE
CAS # 62-54-4
RTECS # AF7525000
Agent Code 81751

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,797 479
096 PHARMACISTS 51  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 960 664
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,370 706
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,425 1,561
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 47  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 596 508
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,482 170
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 9,650  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,518  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 734  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 309  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 195  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 150 7
544 MILLWRIGHTS 21  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 444  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,690 69
575 ELECTRICIANS 43  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,367  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,362  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 74  
637 MACHINISTS 4,536  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 9  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 675 56
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 563  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 901 281
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 495 22
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,158  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 146  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 101 22
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 474  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 104 56
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,152 1,136
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 716 134
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 9  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 730 91
TOTAL 65,011 8,166

*(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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