National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name PENICILLIN
CAS # 1406-05-9
RTECS # RY4375000
Agent Code 54100

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 123 123
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 650 514
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 30 20
095 REGISTERED NURSES 5,337 5,169
096 PHARMACISTS 1,665 633
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,609 2,875
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 70 60
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,147  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 489 359
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,129 768
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 5,639 5,462
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 743  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 117  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,251  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,049  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 313  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 521  
TOTAL 25,292 15,983

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (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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