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 (CUO)
CAS # 1317-38-0
RTECS #  
Agent Code 81787

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,056

597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 505

SUBTOTAL 2,561

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 775

768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 879

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 210

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 105

SUBTOTAL 2,284

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
335 FILE CLERKS 192

365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 192

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 192

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 289

804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 962

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 962

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,155

SUBTOTAL 3,944

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78
39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19

368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 19

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 467
467
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 78

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78

797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156

SUBTOTAL 933
506
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 17
17
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 12

677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 168
151
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101
67
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 755
637
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285
252
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 402
335
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235
201
SUBTOTAL 1,975
1,660
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
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 68
68
SUBTOTAL 136
113
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 83
53
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 1,025
341
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,572
1,029
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179
57
SUBTOTAL 3,859
1,480
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 116
46
SUBTOTAL 116
46
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7

SUBTOTAL 7

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 17,246 4,024
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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