National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BALL CLAY
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M2609

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 29  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 61  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 21 21
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
185 DESIGNERS 2,201 1,467
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 44 44
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,649 733
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 178  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,710 37
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 13,495 570
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,597  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 781  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,342  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 285  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,219  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 140  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 733  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,357  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,520 17
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 2,551  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,056  
575 ELECTRICIANS 598  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 874 10
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 62  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 159  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,653  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 16,372 898
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 264 18
637 MACHINISTS 23,016 1,123
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 163 4
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 31  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 518  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 238  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,762 56
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 230  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 91  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 129 40
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,567 954
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 761 44
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 361  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 628  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,974  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 711  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,166  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 815 253
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,890 84
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 183  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,254  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,502  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,389  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,171 511
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 603 171
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 133 133
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 178 44
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 218  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 371  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,408 578
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 795  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 462 178
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 270  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 89  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 356 356
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,707 1,092
TOTAL 132,687 9,783

*(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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