National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OXALIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 583-52-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X5057

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 300 197
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 275 253
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,726 1,220
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 195 120
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,483 918
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,430 1,314
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,337 1,692
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,660 968
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,872 2,954
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 488  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 610  
567 CARPENTERS 1,708 244
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,708  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 366  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 610  
TOTAL 20,766 9,878

*(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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