National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NEPHELINE SYENITE
CAS # 37244-96-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X3069

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 280  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 61  
185 DESIGNERS 2,201 1,467
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 78 78
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 1,361  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 128  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,627  
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 150  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,597  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 781  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,112  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,219  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 515  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,274  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 629  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,193 865
637 MACHINISTS 2,137  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 132 4
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 771  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 473  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,836 543
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 835  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,457 43
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 756  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 282  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,990  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 654  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,009 336
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 131  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 520 78
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 168  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,714 454
TOTAL 45,255 3,996

*(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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