National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHROMIC ACID, LEAD(2+) SALT (1:1)
CAS # 7758-97-6
RTECS # GB2975000
Agent Code 81876

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 422 63
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,277  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 938  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 246 33
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 115  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 411 411
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 538 430
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,478 1,710
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 201  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,124 1,408
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,046 149
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,907 65
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,223 274
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 349  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 879 58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,539 302
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,031 108
785 ASSEMBLERS 719 63
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 46  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,216 452
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 576  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,985 2,985
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 586  
TOTAL 31,932 8,639

*(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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