National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BORIC ACID (H3BO3), REACTION PRODUCTS WITH ETHANOLAMINE AND TRIETHANOLAMINE
CAS # 68512-53-8
RTECS #
Agent Code E0231

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 254  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,014 106
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 284 28
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 34  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,812  
637 MACHINISTS 23,954 434
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 555  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,557  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,495 962
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,185  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 868 229
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 657 85
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,595 341
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 116  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,504  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360  
TOTAL 45,404 2,185

*(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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