| 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.