National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CU.ZN, BRONZE-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 12597-70-5
RTECS #
Agent Code M1772

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 24  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,285 18
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,597  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 55  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 490  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,377  
575 ELECTRICIANS 5,525  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,893  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 14,573 77
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 818 273
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 86  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 6,737 306
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 29  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 211  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,757 24
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 620  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 267  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 545  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,265 248
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,007 123
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 910  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 15  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 129  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,086  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,052 104
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,109  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 620 3
785 ASSEMBLERS 789 235
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 135  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 469  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 211  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 193  
TOTAL 57,921 1,509

*(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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