National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OIL, COTTONSEED
CAS # 8001-29-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 80169

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
085 DENTISTS 56 14
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,185 1,136
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,738 1,172
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 195 49
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 376 346
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 164 164
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 49
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,031 988
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,244 550
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 208  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 321  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 852  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 356  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,363  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 134  
687 BAKERS 59 59
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 8,093 5,242
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 203 135
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 569  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 359 110
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,366 1,011
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 660 270
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 795  
785 ASSEMBLERS 319 244
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 244 195
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68 68
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 76 76
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 76 76
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,638 980
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 913 101
TOTAL 41,082 15,102

*(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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