National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FIBERGLASS, PROCESSED (FABRIC, CLOTH, YARN, OR ROVING)
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8867

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 12  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 111 111
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 12  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 53  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 222 222
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 158  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 868  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 129  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 6,141  
567 CARPENTERS 6,064 227
595 ROOFERS 5,399  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350 32
637 MACHINISTS 145  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 40 40
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 692  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 118 59
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 424 81
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 119  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 277 151
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,718 1,949
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,021  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 516 226
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 194  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 307 147
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 369 129
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 769 710
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 947 19
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,644 698
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,499 2,125
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 71  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,041 2,938
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 188 56
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,100 825
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 81  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,212 158
TOTAL 46,491 11,153

*(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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