National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MANGANESE OXIDE (MNO)
CAS # 1344-43-0
RTECS # OP0900000
Agent Code M1634

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 20 17
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 50  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 352  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 729 248
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 847 675
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 394  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 62  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,757  
637 MACHINISTS 250 28
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 677 483
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3 3
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,602 925
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 490 24
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 83  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 921  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 25  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 481  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,287  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,397 59
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 18,855 4,365
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 16,042 100
785 ASSEMBLERS 305  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 647  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 1,011  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 91 46
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 469  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 97  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,839  
TOTAL 60,942 7,742

*(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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