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 KYANITE
CAS # 1302-76-7
RTECS # BD1450000 
Agent Code X4779

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS (SIC 15)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
593 INSULATION WORKERS 5,892

SUBTOTAL 5,892

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 3,213

595 ROOFERS 3,864

SUBTOTAL 7,077

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 894

SUBTOTAL 894

STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (SIC 32)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 718
120
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,197
299
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 184

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,229

SUBTOTAL 3,328
419
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 12

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,564

563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,689

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 171

675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 253

719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 621
22
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 271

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,125

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,071
84
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 81

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 65

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 330

849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 162

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62

865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 405
31
SUBTOTAL 10,170
137
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 182

216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 121

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 466

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 455

785 ASSEMBLERS 182

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 35

SUBTOTAL 1,441

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6

547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 403

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 616

675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 394

704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 8

705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 12

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 39

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 152

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 271

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 52

783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 421

849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 131

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,574

SUBTOTAL 4,079

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 58

SUBTOTAL 58

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 429

567 CARPENTERS 97

643 BOILERMAKERS 48

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 52

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 129

SUBTOTAL 755

INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 140

785 ASSEMBLERS 385

SUBTOTAL 525

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 178

SUBTOTAL 178

ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,263

696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 692

859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 343
172
SUBTOTAL 4,298
172
BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 310

SUBTOTAL 310

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 6

569 CARPENTER APPRENTICES 64

SUBTOTAL 70

TOTAL 39,075 728
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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