National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SAWDUST
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M3191

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 72  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 454  
035 CONSTRUCTION INSPECTORS 38  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 177 78
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 28  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 243  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 121  
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 252  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,920  
309 PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 203 203
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 129 129
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 216  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 4,232 1,561
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 164  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 160  
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,843 1,380
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 30,775 13,654
473 FARMERS, EXCEPT HORTICULTURAL 186  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,776  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 5,874  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 516  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 170  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,151  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 134  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 178  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,224 1,306
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 612 239
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,310  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 901  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 6,141  
567 CARPENTERS 169,631 1,849
569 CARPENTER APPRENTICES 170  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 2,264  
575 ELECTRICIANS 5,828  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 865  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,402  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,209  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,552  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,979  
637 MACHINISTS 5,953 323
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 58  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,424 331
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 1,064  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 4,174 151
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,811 51
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 267  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 2,142  
679 BOOKBINDERS 4 4
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 733  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 45  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,638 374
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 303  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 931 362
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 233  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 18,576 4,870
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 85  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 24  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 161  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,724 3,488
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 46,258 4,731
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 139 51
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 21,444 6,909
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,278  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 604  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,099 365
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 331  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,129  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 170  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,081  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 3
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 393 13
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 430 267
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 527 112
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,115  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 170  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,468 1,299
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 17,536 3,493
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 19,067 1,704
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 110  
785 ASSEMBLERS 36,671 7,807
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,237  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,778 258
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 625 548
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 7,469  
824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 155  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,668  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 41  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,202  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,080 244
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 1,338  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 38,305 57
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,418 72
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 171  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,024 63
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 7,845  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,895 13
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 9,712 233
TOTAL 555,406 59,031

*(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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