National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name IRON OXIDE (FEO)
CAS # 1345-25-1
RTECS #
Agent Code M0130

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 12  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 230 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 408 76
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,813  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,147  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 20  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,220  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,995  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,018  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 20  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 41  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 711  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 53  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 182  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 873  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 142  
575 ELECTRICIANS 81  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 334 11
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 194  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 20  
637 MACHINISTS 61  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 708  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 616  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 801  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6 3
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 908  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 82  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 822 411
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,656 38
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 51 3
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 538  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,041 38
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,652  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 61  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,082 227
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 742 403
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 13 13
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 523  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 193 15
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 862  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 12  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 313  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,056  
TOTAL 27,511 1,296

*(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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