National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FE, CAST IRON-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 11097-15-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X5906

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 133 39
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 83  
275 SALES COUNTER CLERKS 1,059  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 130 3
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 310  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,635 38
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,301  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,115  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 590  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,551  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 43  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 243  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 791  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 534  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 289  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 122  
567 CARPENTERS 122  
575 ELECTRICIANS 208  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 122  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,300  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 122  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 487  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 542  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 34,227 298
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 90  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 78  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,978  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 430  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,803 78
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 1,977 57
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,352 170
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,814  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 535  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,495  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,811 45
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,253 302
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 754  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 94  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,408  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 213 23
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 438 17
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 152  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,908 14
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,663  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 379  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,343 286
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,335 334
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,255 447
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,671 779
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,306 437
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 523 14
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 135  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 19  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 910  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 249  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,133  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 266  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 190  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,445 351
TOTAL 134,488 3,811

*(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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