National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COPPER CHLORIDE (CUCL2)
CAS # 7447-39-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X9857

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 14  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 10  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 115 55
096 PHARMACISTS 599 276
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,358 956
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,625 1,134
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 205 61
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 165 33
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 67 12
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 28 9
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 377 181
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 10  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 176 94
575 ELECTRICIANS 3  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 16  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 564  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 42  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 923 770
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 396 48
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 214
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,851 3,842
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 998 633
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6  
785 ASSEMBLERS 536 536
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 853  
TOTAL 16,759 9,684

*(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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