National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FIBERGLASS, NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8868

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 129  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,612  
084 PHYSICIANS 178 18
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,892 1,854
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 782  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 214 136
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 25 8
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,241 95
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 99 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 141  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 302 33
335 FILE CLERKS 225 45
336 RECORDS CLERKS 60  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 931 96
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,636 408
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 30 10
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,380 41
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 9,476 539
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,139  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 648 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 770  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,911  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 14  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 4,289  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,560 94
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 696  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,528  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 5,655  
567 CARPENTERS 26,607  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 326  
575 ELECTRICIANS 374  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,336  
584 PLASTERERS 184  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 12,312  
589 GLAZIERS 2,279  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 6,860 618
595 ROOFERS 27,494  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 3,691  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 4,044  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 159  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3,466 62
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,679 21
637 MACHINISTS 5,118  
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,471  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 2,273  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,443 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 5,560  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 364  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 2,848 1,214
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 99  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,540 1,026
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 77  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 653  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 570 62
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,911  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 23 20
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,390 263
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 45 45
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 191 120
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,325 5,301
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,510  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 43  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,503 741
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 303 24
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,406 439
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 234  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,504  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 365 61
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 769 710
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,461 47
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 375  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 829  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,065 4,889
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,137 1,415
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 15,250 17
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,953 4,811
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,395 2,172
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 848 473
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 131  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,217  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 16,688 222
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 163  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 596 596
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,911 261
TOTAL 290,494 30,927

*(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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