National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name WOLLASTONITE
CAS # 13983-17-0
RTECS # ZC9750000
Agent Code M1813

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 627  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 427 427
373 EXPEDITERS 69  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,334  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 342  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,806 199
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 427  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,282  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 6,187  
567 CARPENTERS 465  
569 CARPENTER APPRENTICES 170  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 188  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,641  
589 GLAZIERS 2,873  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 1,632  
595 ROOFERS 2,889  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 974  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,294  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 597 32
637 MACHINISTS 2,102 11
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 581 452
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 50 50
668 UPHOLSTERERS 1,380 50
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,280  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,258 532
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 6
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 427
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 47 35
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 276  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,371  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 526 199
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 710  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 555  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,471 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,610 933
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,909 2,730
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,260 915
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,810 34
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,321 786
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,755 1,675
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 72  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,443  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,531  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,621 25
TOTAL 70,383 10,024

*(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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