National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COBALT OXIDE (COO)
CAS # 1307-96-6
RTECS # GG2800000
Agent Code A1683

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 14  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 5 5
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 17 17
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 168 151
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 755 637
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 204  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 252
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 611 51
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,014 335
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 153 51
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
TOTAL 3,559 1,767

*(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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