National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GLASS, OXIDE, CHEMICALS
CAS # 65997-17-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X9021

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 46  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 371 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 147 6
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,403  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 264  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 763 21
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 43  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,505  
567 CARPENTERS 237 14
575 ELECTRICIANS 109  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 116  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,305 144
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 77  
637 MACHINISTS 2,372 7
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 555  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 158  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 21  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 590 62
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 20 20
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,735  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 20,838 13,122
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 353  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 87 52
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,536 1,638
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,525 2,943
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,231 421
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 940  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,928 950
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,038 1,977
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 289  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,587 4
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 82  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,315 236
TOTAL 56,318 22,104

*(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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