National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SULFUR TRIOXIDE
CAS # 7446-11-9
RTECS # WT4830000
Agent Code M0745

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 468  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 718 120
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 457 91
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 329  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 154  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 3,126  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 5,450  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,217  
567 CARPENTERS 346  
575 ELECTRICIANS 69  
584 PLASTERERS 184  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,329 69
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,246  
595 ROOFERS 5,584  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 288  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 677 483
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,602 925
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 660  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,161 347
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,021 17
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5,168  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,422 181
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 906 115
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 14,745 453
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 97  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 165 91
TOTAL 56,102 3,077

*(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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