National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GYPSUM, DUST
CAS # 13397-24-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X6990

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 194 194
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 98 77
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 81  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 11  
567 CARPENTERS 2,148  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 879  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 63  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 86 21
668 UPHOLSTERERS 25  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 74  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,071 152
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,552 835
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 586  
TOTAL 7,865 1,279

*(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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