National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANIMAL FOODSTUFFS, WHEY
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 80579

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 218 44
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,703 1,444
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 159
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,499  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 30  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 482 301
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,621 184
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,333 1,075
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 356  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 16  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 626 333
637 MACHINISTS 880  
687 BAKERS 3,137 287
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 2,446 96
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,742 1,409
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,005 566
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,888 1,230
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,923 270
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 435 186
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 489  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68 68
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 782  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 76 76
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 113  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 9,742 7,685
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,288 727
TOTAL 55,874 16,274

*(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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