National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CU.ZN, BRASS-MF UNKNOWN
CAS # 12597-71-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X8658

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
005 ADMINISTRATORS AND OFFICIALS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 14 3
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 116  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 516  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 20  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 14  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 308  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 173 74
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 83  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 40 3
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 40 13
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 119 24
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,196 852
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 262  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 5,641 175
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,989 408
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,588 76
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,597  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 55  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 668  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 423  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 60  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 500  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 24  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,768  
567 CARPENTERS 4,331  
575 ELECTRICIANS 5,704  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 103  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,654  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,844  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 59,200 3,551
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 643  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 222 148
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 852 273
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 903  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 190  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 53  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 13,894 1,617
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 29  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 390  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,506 167
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,621 1,116
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,221 245
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 583  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,711 183
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,996 1,331
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,581  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,156 22
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 338  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,152 174
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,236 1,006
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 40  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 130  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 653 22
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,999 500
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 999  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 80  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,121  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 147  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,552 8
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,315 23
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,930 810
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 12,783 1,855
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,380 71
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 436  
785 ASSEMBLERS 13,317 6,135
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 619 180
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 4,565 415
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 272  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 13  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 7  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 26 6
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,052  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 128 64
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 808 596
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,964 1,034
TOTAL 219,404 23,277

*(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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