National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZN, ZINC POWDER-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 7440-66-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X5991

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 91 91
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 626  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 447  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,022  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 181  
637 MACHINISTS 120 11
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 12 6
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 136  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 811  
785 ASSEMBLERS 831 786
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 268  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,789 1,789
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 106 74
TOTAL 10,589 3,273

*(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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