National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MAGNESIUM NITRATE
CAS # 10377-60-3
RTECS # OM3750000
Agent Code 81882

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 952 495
084 PHYSICIANS 1,431 1,417
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 726 398
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 70 63
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
185 DESIGNERS 234 92
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,575 397
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 131 88
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 207 185
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 335  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,561  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,862 579
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 8,482 6,842
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 212  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 281 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 347  
575 ELECTRICIANS 143  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,548 17
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 625 106
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,288 161
637 MACHINISTS 860  
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 361 43
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310 207
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 3,556 1,824
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 326 47
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 465  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 115 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 184  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 112  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 14
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,550 57
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 368 167
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 127  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 51,126 1,441
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,700 209
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,890  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 188 141
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 87 54
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 384 53
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,842 1,340
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,182 37
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 38  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 679 78
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,436 872
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 519 23
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,498  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,143  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 687  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,199  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 525  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 695 51
TOTAL 106,588 18,058

*(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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