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 ALUMINUM, DUST
CAS # 7429-90-5
RTECS # BD0330000 
Agent Code X3088

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 13

SUBTOTAL 13

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
637 MACHINISTS 322

SUBTOTAL 322

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 238

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 9

725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 48

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 28

769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 18

SUBTOTAL 341

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 849
71
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,388

723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 39
13
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,317
973
SUBTOTAL 3,593
1,057
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
637 MACHINISTS 2,717

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 87

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 502

785 ASSEMBLERS 1,017

797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 44

SUBTOTAL 4,367

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
637 MACHINISTS 69

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 23

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 65

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 508
118
785 ASSEMBLERS 145

SUBTOTAL 810
118
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
637 MACHINISTS 3,572
436
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 105
20
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 71

705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 17

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 284

785 ASSEMBLERS 284

SUBTOTAL 4,333
456
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 51
4
SUBTOTAL 51
4
TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING (SIC 42)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,991

655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 364

SUBTOTAL 3,355

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 24

SUBTOTAL 24

WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 1,199

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,891

SUBTOTAL 3,090

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 25
8
SUBTOTAL 25
8
TOTAL 20,324 1,643
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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