National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.CR.CU.FE.MN.NI.SI, ASTM B163-600
CAS # 12606-02-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X5054

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 134  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 630  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 158  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 55  
575 ELECTRICIANS 218  
637 MACHINISTS 94  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 37 3
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 31  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 810  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 23  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 800  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 20  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,470 1,151
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 236  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,446 3
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 78  
785 ASSEMBLERS 454 28
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 59 3
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,344  
TOTAL 9,296 1,190

*(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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