National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NITROGEN (CRYOGENIC LIQUID)
CAS # 7727-37-9
RTECS # QW9720000
Agent Code X3142

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 480 240
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 36 12
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 191 123
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2,106 240
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 511 240
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 375 150
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 507 277
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 138 115
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 489 403
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 410 22
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,887  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 393  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 175  
637 MACHINISTS 1,258  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 51  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 278  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 243 91
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 77
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 11  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,073 86
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 441  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 29  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 436  
785 ASSEMBLERS 886 450
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 2,494 2,339
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 17  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 166  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 140  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 254 146
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 624  
TOTAL 30,050 6,624

*(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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