National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name VITAMIN K
CAS # 12001-79-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 80150

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 114 31
096 PHARMACISTS 590 213
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 654 347
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 352  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 402 402
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 108 18
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 19 19
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 210  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 473 86
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 105  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 585  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 210  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 105  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,242  
TOTAL 5,168 1,116

*(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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