National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PUMICE
CAS # 1332-09-8
RTECS #
Agent Code 92780

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 65 49
095 REGISTERED NURSES 640 537
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 706 353
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,333 930
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 359 261
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 69 29
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,581 611
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 334  
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
335 FILE CLERKS 192  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 816 198
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 251  
366 METER READERS 202  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,125 1,611
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,819 1,732
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,790  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 460  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 909  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 383  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 656  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 29  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 5,532  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 41 41
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 169  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 839  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 450  
575 ELECTRICIANS 310  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,030  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 5,708  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 39  
595 ROOFERS 3,822  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 25  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 183  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 918  
637 MACHINISTS 6,247 595
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 643  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 50 7
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 364  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 565 151
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 437 378
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,548 353
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 953  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,090  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 39  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 337 99
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,036 135
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,718 442
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 232  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,638 2,090
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 36 7
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 52 26
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 170 27
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,612  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 417 417
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 843 843
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 31  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,292 839
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,113  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,256  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,596 530
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 316  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 220 220
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,171 487
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 334  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 29  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 95  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 268  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,593  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 349  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,026  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,665 1,924
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 133 133
TOTAL 104,802 17,134

*(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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