National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name STEARIC ACID, ALUMINUM SALT
CAS # 637-12-7
RTECS #
Agent Code 80037

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 6,525  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 383 14
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 425 72
095 REGISTERED NURSES 248 18
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 6  
185 DESIGNERS 259 218
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 170 170
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 356  
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 198 66
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 9  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,783 283
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 72 14
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,718 255
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,185 474
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 823 21
309 PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 370 329
313 SECRETARIES 158 158
335 FILE CLERKS 1,449 1,078
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 243  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,197 581
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 14,388 421
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 4,161 1,560
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,683  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 3,574  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 199  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,054  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 236  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,856  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,633  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,377  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 892  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 630  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,768 205
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 904  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 544 79
567 CARPENTERS 5,663  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,169  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,597 348
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 106  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 589  
589 GLAZIERS 2,873  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,938 83
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 253  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 633  
637 MACHINISTS 5,533 172
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 764  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,829 129
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,113 1,330
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 18 18
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,455 927
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 681 32
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 361 197
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,807  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 49  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 78 39
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 827 812
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 320  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,184 1,186
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 45 45
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 825 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 19,967 14,562
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 91 7
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,497  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 694  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 312  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,676 950
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 462  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,284 1,077
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 536  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,187 5,379
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 309  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 849 701
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,892 1,313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,368 153
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,315 537
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 903 29
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,392  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,949 90
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,736 4,533
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,416 1,316
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,007  
785 ASSEMBLERS 25,003 10,057
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 883 233
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 243 49
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,227  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 224  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 774 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,651  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 16,635 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 16  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 935  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,864 1,709
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,199 529
TOTAL 236,628 56,601

*(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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