National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name COPPER OXIDE (CU2O)
CAS # 1317-39-1
RTECS # GL8050000 
Agent Code 81679

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS (SIC 16)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 456

SUBTOTAL 456

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 210

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 105

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 210

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 210

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 105

SUBTOTAL 840

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,212

SUBTOTAL 1,212

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 5
5
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 63
40
SUBTOTAL 68
45
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414
302
567 CARPENTERS 324
65
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 825
75
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,011

789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,192

SUBTOTAL 7,025
442
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 83
53
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179
57
SUBTOTAL 262
110
WATER TRANSPORTATION (SIC 44)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,708

833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632

SUBTOTAL 4,340

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219
219
SUBTOTAL 219
219
TOTAL 14,422 816
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (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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