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 NITRIC ACID, CALCIUM SALT, TETRAHYDRATE
CAS # 13477-34-4
RTECS #  
Agent Code X9989

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96
32
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,312
80
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 656
80
SUBTOTAL 2,064
192
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17
3
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 7

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 113
62
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 849
849
SUBTOTAL 996
914
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 21
14
084 PHYSICIANS 13

203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 546
465
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14
7
SUBTOTAL 594
486
TOTAL 3,654 1,592
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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