National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CU, COPPER POWDER-PURE
CAS # 7440-50-8
RTECS # GL5325000
Agent Code X8588

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,558  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 594  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,263  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 387  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 300  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,193  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 149  
TOTAL 9,443  

*(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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