National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LEAD OXIDE (PB304)
CAS # 1314-41-6
RTECS # OG5425000
Agent Code M0126

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 79 30
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 83 53
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 199  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,894  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 827  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 770  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 34  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 826 426
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 416 249
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 607 442
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 450 199
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,188 18
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 67 42
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,728  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,274  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 68 68
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 38  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 68  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,480  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 101  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,315 46
TOTAL 18,022 1,630

*(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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