National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM GLUCONATE
CAS # 527-07-1
RTECS #
Agent Code 81987

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 69  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 48  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 150  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 237 199
084 PHYSICIANS 174 174
096 PHARMACISTS 116 64
185 DESIGNERS 869 652
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 585 116
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,166 1,845
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 463 233
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 586 23
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,403 197
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 270 235
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 12 5
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,318 55
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,890 1,463
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 16
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,642  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 761 747
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 2,354 1,538
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 4,131 3,115
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 94 16
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 36,800 6,334
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41 14
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 226  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,792  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 5,718  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,949 66
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 632  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 331  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 172 13
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,670  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 469  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,501  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 53  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 149  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 5,349 71
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,979  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 159  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,761  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 418  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 7  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,421  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,167 380
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 214  
637 MACHINISTS 11,387 171
643 BOILERMAKERS 27  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 167 52
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,857  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 427 6
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 69 9
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 110 110
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,983 1,754
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,661  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 368  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 81 33
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 8  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 60  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 77  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,282 167
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 957 658
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,778 1,233
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 22  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 549  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 724 41
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,836 3,119
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,302 154
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 563 376
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 783  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 2,315 226
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 10,317 3,184
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 701 29
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 270 108
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,555 581
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 630 339
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,264  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,921 1,375
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,268 886
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 422  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 464 77
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,053 158
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 513  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 510  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,486 170
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,020  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,397 1,462
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,243 714
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 29,116 5,077
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,262  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,272 1,923
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 82  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 575 136
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 410 34
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,523  
828 SHIP CAPTAINS AND MATES, EXCEPT FISHING BOATS 3  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 155  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 576 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,476  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 284  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,463 1,409
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,275  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 7,977 1,367
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,413 1,052
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 26,050 5,753
TOTAL 301,896 51,715

*(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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