National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CALCIUM SULFONATE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code T1153

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,115  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 383 14
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 490 349
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 23  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 108  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 23 3
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 275  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,375 222
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 83  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,334 1,073
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 614 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,410 2,234
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 28,045 11,533
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 11,894  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,020  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,064  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,986  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 476 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 870 17
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 35  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 723  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,830 17
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,846 468
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,560  
575 ELECTRICIANS 264  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,817  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 349 17
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,342  
637 MACHINISTS 2,479 17
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,948  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 194  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 44  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,592 203
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,041  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 5,980 1,406
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,114  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 201  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 399 35
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 464  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 227 35
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 271 52
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,164  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 363  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,176 5,382
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 645 322
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 697  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 108 5
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,947 250
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,213 26
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,120  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,526 1,676
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,476 355
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 332 175
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,991  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,676 181
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 321 5
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,923 227
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,136 453
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 108  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 576  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7,758 1,098
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,031 329
TOTAL 137,724 31,196

*(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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