National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AL.CU.FE.MG.MN.SI.TI.ZN, AA 356
CAS # 12725-17-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X6355

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 133  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,388  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 31 31
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 53  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 122  
637 MACHINISTS 947 275
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 519  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 824 397
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,237 1,038
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 531  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 475  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 763 31
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 531  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 427 153
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,878  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,130 977
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,644 366
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 427  
TOTAL 29,489 3,267

*(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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