National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FULLER'S EARTH, POWDERED
CAS # 8031-18-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X1598

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 488  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 683 374
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,682  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,195  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 468  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,185  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 273  
637 MACHINISTS 1,977 17
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 7  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 181  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,009  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,016  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 14
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 385  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,445 561
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,169 341
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 494  
785 ASSEMBLERS 170  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 123  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 238  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,104 1,169
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 10,733  
TOTAL 33,709 2,951

*(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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