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 BARITE
CAS # 13462-86-7
RTECS #  
Agent Code X3247

OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION (SIC 13)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335

614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 11,128

617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 11,231

824 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATING OCCUPATIONS 3,346

878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6,492

SUBTOTAL 32,532

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,466
137
SUBTOTAL 5,466
137
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
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 67
67
SUBTOTAL 84
84
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 25
7
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 35
35
SUBTOTAL 60
42
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 516

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 387

SUBTOTAL 903

INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,144
857
SUBTOTAL 2,144
857
WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS (SIC 51)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185
474
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,185

696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,259

804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,227

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,598

SUBTOTAL 12,454
474
TOTAL 53,643 1,594
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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