National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POTASSIUM TETRABORATE
CAS # 1332-77-0
RTECS #
Agent Code 83685

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 191  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 191  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 191  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 697 299
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 16  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 11,267 10,522
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 625  
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 3,030 2,355
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8,386 1,798
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 272 125
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 574  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 268 39
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 154 58
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,969 1,701
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 984 183
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 124  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 937 937
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,934 24
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 342  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 130  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 696  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 500 122
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 662  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 184  
575 ELECTRICIANS 549  
584 PLASTERERS 184  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,531  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 422  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 22  
637 MACHINISTS 3,983 24
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 253  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 1,609 1,586
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 14  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 948 316
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 3,736 3,030
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 695 58
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 23  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 10  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,311  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 223 203
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,853 639
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 17 11
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 391 28
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 464 77
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3,579 128
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,743 704
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,552 123
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,663 267
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 501 176
785 ASSEMBLERS 22,464 4,514
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 346  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,571  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 165 91
TOTAL 102,641 30,138

*(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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