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 SILICON CARBIDE, DUST
CAS # 409-21-2
RTECS # VW0450000 
Agent Code X4228

STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 169

544 MILLWRIGHTS 3,546
84
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 693

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 253

768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 169

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 507

849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 507

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 844

883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 253

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 591

SUBTOTAL 7,532
84
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
785 ASSEMBLERS 160

SUBTOTAL 160

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 698

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 303

SUBTOTAL 1,001

TOTAL 8,693 84
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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