National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COPPER OXIDE (CUO)
CAS # 1317-38-0
RTECS #
Agent Code 81787

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78 39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 5 5
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24 17
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 83 53
335 FILE CLERKS 192  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 192  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 210  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,025 341
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 192  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,056  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 505  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 137  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,740 1,180
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 755 637
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 63 40
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 467 467
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 853  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,164 252
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 289  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,824 335
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 68 68
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 962  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,067  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,311  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 116 46
TOTAL 17,248 4,024

*(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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