National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MAGNESITE (MG(CO3))
CAS # 13717-00-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X3712

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 368  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,612  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 126 126
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 29 29
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 153  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,433 179
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,390 536
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 488  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 27,876 545
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 168  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 582  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,166  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,196  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 4,447  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 706  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,419  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,080  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,020  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 819  
567 CARPENTERS 102  
575 ELECTRICIANS 283  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 26,947 86
595 ROOFERS 80  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,520  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,524  
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 3,446  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,873  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 5,976  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,597  
637 MACHINISTS 5,357 52
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 5,922 43
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 672 224
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 503  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 149  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 653  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 888  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 199 57
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 179  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 49  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 118  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 106  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,693  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 180 144
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 71,319 395
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,548 31
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 812  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 475  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 674 37
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 283  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 323  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 741  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 218  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,800 5
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 15,543 144
TOTAL 224,042 2,763

*(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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