National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NI, NICKEL POWDER-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 7440-02-0
RTECS # QR5950000
Agent Code X5986

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 65 65
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 452  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 243  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 178  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 156  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,223  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 981  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 129  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 12  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,668  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,438  
785 ASSEMBLERS 389 15
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
TOTAL 10,233 80

*(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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