National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALUMINUM OXIDE, POWDER
CAS # 1344-28-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X5758

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 29  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 61  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,358 956
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 5  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 627  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 376 94
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,782 37
373 EXPEDITERS 69  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,448 650
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,597  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,141  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 16  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,708  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 285  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,553  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,219  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 528  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,323  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,509 17
567 CARPENTERS 44  
575 ELECTRICIANS 373  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,106  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 172  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,396 10
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 62  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 5,149 141
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,708 78
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 17,207 12
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 849 18
637 MACHINISTS 34,037 1,123
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 300 34
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 174  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 31  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 238  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,271 56
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 230  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 91  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 597  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,958  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 129 40
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,166  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,669 1,338
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 97  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 566  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,004  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,599  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 795  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 165  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 39  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,070  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,065  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,259 648
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,043 640
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5,474 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,162 511
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 290 37
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 135  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 193  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,590  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 263  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,644 479
TOTAL 172,759 7,087

*(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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