National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ATTAPULGITE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M1112

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 666  
567 CARPENTERS 1,904  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 326  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 112  
584 PLASTERERS 2,329  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,996  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,882  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 257 43
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 277  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 807  
TOTAL 11,490 43

*(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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