National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALUMINUM, HYDROXYBIS(STEARATO)-
CAS # 300-92-5
RTECS #
Agent Code M2637

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 331  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 331 331
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 628 593
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 33 33
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 274 253
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27 27
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 531 55
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,049 1,701
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,252 224
357 MESSENGERS 278  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 175 175
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 458  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,679 130
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,529  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 21,117 18,006
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 159  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 449  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 34  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 59  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 27  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 303 262
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
567 CARPENTERS 8,257 36
575 ELECTRICIANS 418  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 130  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 96  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 338 56
595 ROOFERS 2,047  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 952  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,722 13
637 MACHINISTS 247  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,601  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 118  
679 BOOKBINDERS 3,089 1,330
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,371 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 181 21
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 62  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 23  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 433 79
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,987 83
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 57  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 861 35
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,587  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 985 131
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,242 2,061
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,981 362
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,524 991
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 426 105
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,641 814
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,898 1,036
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 524 489
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,700 379
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 740 72
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,755 602
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,621 65
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,726 785
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,552 3,798
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 234  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,028 71
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,672 951
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,247 789
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 59  
785 ASSEMBLERS 9,372 3,826
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 288 29
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 175 175
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 213  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 607 437
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 8,440 659
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,426 363
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 4,179 1,155
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 289  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,316 1,688
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 881 91
TOTAL 162,608 46,218

*(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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