National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MINERAL WOOL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 81971

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 62  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 43  
567 CARPENTERS 7,750  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 326  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,067  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 98  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 179  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,010  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 179  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 16  
TOTAL 14,741  

*(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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