National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name KAOLINITE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M0578

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 21 21
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 408  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,099 120
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,228 356
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 4,989  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,255 74
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 4,321  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41 14
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 38  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 43  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 6,187  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,216  
595 ROOFERS 2,593  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 92 92
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 232 58
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 112  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 277  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,974  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 123  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,778 27
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 693 600
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 48  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,991 299
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,197  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 360  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,812 359
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 264  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 883  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,347 823
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 158  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 69  
TOTAL 61,416 3,097

*(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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