National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COPPER NITRATE
CAS # 3251-23-8
RTECS #
Agent Code 84335

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,358 956
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 23 6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,344 417
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 189  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 437 17
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,288 161
637 MACHINISTS 645  
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 2  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 361 43
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 14
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,550 57
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 9 3
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 81  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 267 10
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 14  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 553 49
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 649  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,143  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 12 9
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 240  
TOTAL 13,313 1,746

*(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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