National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHARCOAL
CAS # 16291-96-6
RTECS # FL7248500
Agent Code X3048

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 396  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 70 20
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 92 62
084 PHYSICIANS 46  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,713 1,531
096 PHARMACISTS 482 179
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 69 46
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,443 1,806
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 214 107
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 309 232
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 608 74
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,274 1,427
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 15  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 186 93
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 612 393
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 941 50
544 MILLWRIGHTS 711  
637 MACHINISTS 128 10
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 123 59
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 17
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,466 819
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 395  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 21  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209 725
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,184  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 71 18
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 142 74
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 707 14
785 ASSEMBLERS 412 396
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 30  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 17  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,240 134
TOTAL 23,040 9,539

*(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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