National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AMMONIUM FLUORIDE
CAS # 12125-01-8
RTECS # BQ6300000
Agent Code 84314

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 66 17
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 9  
185 DESIGNERS 25  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 273 169
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,496 251
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 136 39
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 26 14
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 259 88
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,702  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 6,111  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,275 907
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,088 91
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,293 1,818
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 232 138
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 315 57
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 411 256
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,412 1,215
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 69 19
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 123  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 222 25
TOTAL 17,582 5,107

*(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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