National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ARW STEEL, CARBON
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2438

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,421  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 216  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 292  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 107  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 516  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,508  
575 ELECTRICIANS 226  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 6,992  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 939  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 12,738  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 516  
637 MACHINISTS 100  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 60  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 618  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 60  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 539  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 69  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 775  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 404  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 15,690  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,416  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 341  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,053  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 60  
TOTAL 53,676  

*(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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