National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SILICIC ACID, CALCIUM SALT (CAS#=1344952)
CAS # 1344-95-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X1322

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 122 32
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 349 136
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 126 25
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 455 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 101  
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 4,989  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 21 14
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,372 1,029
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,660 121
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 4,321  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41 14
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,821 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 176 9
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 998  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,042  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,933  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 43  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 7,049  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
567 CARPENTERS 251 14
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,259  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 8,115  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 159  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 155  
637 MACHINISTS 182 7
643 BOILERMAKERS 189  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 674  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 168  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 101  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 77  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,227 39
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,751 1,719
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 197  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,611  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 176 128
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,869 103
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,606 5,927
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 48  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,965 1,513
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,240 427
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 464 77
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 867  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 235  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 554 58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,935 386
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,975 1,748
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 736  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,914 49
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 859 109
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 135  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 56  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 193  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 303  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 7,396 227
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 469  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 438  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 541  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,324 1,232
TOTAL 103,864 16,592

*(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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