National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MAGNESIUM PEROXIDE (MG(O2))
CAS # 14452-57-4
RTECS # OM4100000
Agent Code X4753

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 24 6
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6 6
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 686  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 68  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 307  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 143  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
TOTAL 1,426 12

*(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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