National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ZIRCON
CAS # 14940-68-2
RTECS # ZH9000000
Agent Code X6423

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 44 44
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 178  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 710 516
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,484 892
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 22  
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,423  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 737  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,604 30
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 45  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,241  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 267 44
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,017  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 95 8
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 389  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 233  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 679 12
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,255  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 154  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 178  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 578 445
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 311 178
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 89  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,449 351
TOTAL 27,712 2,739

*(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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