National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COAL DUST
CAS #
RTECS # GF8300000
Agent Code X3262

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 327  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 488 73
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 143  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 38  
315 TYPISTS 72  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,098  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 237  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 403  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 570  
575 ELECTRICIANS 373  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 63  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 86  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,495  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 342  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 293  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 884  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 123  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 714  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 864 29
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 5,417  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,654  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 72  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 252  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 4,206  
828 SHIP CAPTAINS AND MATES, EXCEPT FISHING BOATS 570  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,886 213
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 26  
876 STEVEDORES 2,665  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 59  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 306 77
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 26  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,299  
TOTAL 30,967 391

*(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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