National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DEPRESSED TEMPERATURE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code P0720

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 232  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,561 1,556
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 953 180
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 246 41
095 REGISTERED NURSES 603 603
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 201 201
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 73  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 736 604
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 36  
275 SALES COUNTER CLERKS 185 185
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 337 212
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 5,671 222
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 925  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 790 482
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 39 39
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 1,239 899
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 2,794 2,461
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 4,047 2,386
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,762 352
465 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ATTENDANTS 1,455 243
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 313  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,425 243
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 269  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 155 6
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 12  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,883  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 777  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 12,542  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,912  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,795 1,168
637 MACHINISTS 3,317  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 213 128
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 2,359  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 20 13
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 40,410 9,498
687 BAKERS 4,387 487
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14 7
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 168 151
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 426  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 204 57
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,766 1,163
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,732 1,659
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,489 317
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 802 189
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 485  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 681  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,128 1,155
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 471  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,516 2,219
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,647 710
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,001 4,825
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 1,639  
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 129 23
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,910 1,432
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 271  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 7,194 28
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 107  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 366  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 7,419 63
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 6,741  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,716  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 54 54
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 473 67
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 161  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 11,670 27
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,077  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 34,142 17,596
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 18,744 2,034
TOTAL 248,483 57,217

*(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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