National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name C.CR.FE.N.SI, CHROMIUM ALLOY
CAS # 11114-46-8
RTECS # LK0750000
Agent Code X8574

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 19,723 87
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 595  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,039 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 333  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 43  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 371  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,010  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,950  
575 ELECTRICIANS 174  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,133 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 3,564  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,873  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 744  
637 MACHINISTS 4,640 8
643 BOILERMAKERS 99 6
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 319  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 387  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 203 11
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 791  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 653  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 888  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,166  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 609  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 24  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 49  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 746  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,881 71
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 314  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 30,990 73
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,856 31
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 293  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 341  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 169  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 781  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 921  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 163  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,363  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 905  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 636 43
TOTAL 98,752 424

*(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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