National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CALCIUM BENTONITE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X7125

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 58  
315 TYPISTS 72  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 86  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 403  
575 ELECTRICIANS 144  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 576  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,506 55
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 101  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 303  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,606  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 72  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 354  
TOTAL 6,478 55

*(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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