National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OXALIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 62-76-0
RTECS # KI1750000
Agent Code 84235

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,688 1,425
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 437  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 120 120
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,196  
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 47  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,599  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 163  
TOTAL 8,309 3,508

*(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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