National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COBALTOUS ACETATE
CAS # 71-48-7
RTECS # AG3150000
Agent Code 81777

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,901 711
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 52 52
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,334 1,740
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,228 356
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 42  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 168 148
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 975  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 93 46
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 786 448
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,689  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 980  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,242  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 510 223
TOTAL 15,156 4,580

*(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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