National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ARW IRON
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2205

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,224  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 82  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 94  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 370  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 185  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 262  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 5,976  
637 MACHINISTS 50  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 259  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 345  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,391 66
785 ASSEMBLERS 368 110
TOTAL 15,607 176

*(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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