National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.CR.FE.MN, ALLOY-MF UNKNOWN
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X7651

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 137  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 134  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 627  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 16  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,535 80
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,578  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 556  
637 MACHINISTS 498  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 31 10
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,887 31
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 382 21
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 370 185
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,395 519
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 126 10
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,216 370
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 179  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 238  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 255 128
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 168  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,318  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 176  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,215 320
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,737 720
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,116 63
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,510  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,023 805
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,794  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 177  
TOTAL 24,506 3,295

*(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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