National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, HEXAHYDRATE
CAS # 7791-18-6
RTECS # OM2975000
Agent Code X5658

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 63 37
086 VETERINARIANS 3,487 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,955 2,948
096 PHARMACISTS 310 225
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,029 1,685
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 445 434
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 884 698
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 688 640
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 162 115
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7 7
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 56  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,567 1,061
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,427 483
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,395 1,395
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 56  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 7  
637 MACHINISTS 3,467 462
667 TAILORS 168 112
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 7  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,150 80
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,424 3,424
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 836 167
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 168 168
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 127  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 845 80
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 123 123
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,138 1,138
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 61 31
TOTAL 29,612 16,245

*(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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