National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OFC CAST IRON
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2583

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,782  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 244  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 712  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 984  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 180  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18,920 17
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 432  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 77  
637 MACHINISTS 2,152  
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 361 43
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 48  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 25  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 922  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 7,426  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,272 31
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 283  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 132  
TOTAL 38,116 97

*(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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