National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MIG ALUMINUM
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2003

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 46  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 636  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,617 16
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,305  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,574  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,080  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 678  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 278  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,267  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,443  
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,330  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,777 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,196  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,186  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 273  
637 MACHINISTS 4,308  
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 66  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 7,466 129
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 46  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 199 57
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 338  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 755 74
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 28,101 73
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,927 568
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 14  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 679  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 392  
TOTAL 81,802 939

*(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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