National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PYROPHYLLITE
CAS # 12269-78-2
RTECS #
Agent Code 81964

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
077 AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENTISTS 545  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 718 120
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,898  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 488  
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 4,989  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,502  
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 4,321  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41 14
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 76  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 370  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 6,187  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 629  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 8,427 562
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,185  
637 MACHINISTS 278  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 350  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 424  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,510  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,888  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 25 25
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 259  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 259  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,562 299
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,009  
785 ASSEMBLERS 29  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 212  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,832  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 74  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 25  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 51 51
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,314 351
TOTAL 58,765 1,895

*(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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