National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZOIC ACID, CADMIUM SALT
CAS # 3026-22-0
RTECS #
Agent Code M5102

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 6  
313 SECRETARIES 1,013 634
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 54  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 427 427
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 667  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 176 94
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 215  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 194  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 419 198
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 121  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,399 6,445
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 269 108
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 958 745
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,044 845
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 345  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,097 1,939
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 675 191
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 427  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 52 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 149  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,218  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,612 2,390
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,725 9,772
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 106  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 215  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 382 287
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,169 3,642
TOTAL 43,686 28,208

*(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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