National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name IRON ORE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M1604

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,196  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 52  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 312  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,246  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 190  
575 ELECTRICIANS 82  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 144 12
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 37  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 82  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,977 84
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 362  
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 1,169  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 349  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 53 5
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 295 8
TOTAL 9,547 110

*(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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