National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OFC MILD STEEL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2471

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,433 179
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 248  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 1,142  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 531  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 63  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 51,028 553
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 243  
494 SUPERVISORS, FORESTRY AND LOGGING WORKERS 152  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,223  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 15,110  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 24,394 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,445 243
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,442  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 8,159 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,923  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,422  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 294  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 27  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 251  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 362  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 7,038  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 10,335 468
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 30,863  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 2,655  
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,806  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 48  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 31,309 90
589 GLAZIERS 456  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,642 7
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 18,753 172
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 493  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 6,648 380
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 98  
637 MACHINISTS 5,623  
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 373  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 9,311 43
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 149  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 134  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 282  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 389  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 220  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,164  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,166  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,682 74
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 41  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 152  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 48  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 288  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 610  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 634  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 683  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,641  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,902 697
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 70,415 125
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,599 31
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 293  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 475  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 696  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 5,084 181
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 160  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,334  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 679  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,212  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,445 16
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 240  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 7,408  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,077  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 8,975 950
TOTAL 374,429 4,828

*(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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