National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OLEIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 143-18-0
RTECS # RK1150000
Agent Code 80685

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,729  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 42  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 26  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,389 2,350
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 107 107
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,130 1,130
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 321 122
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 397  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 265 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 27  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 36 3
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 73 38
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 134 6
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 735 474
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 973 354
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,759 2,567
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41 14
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 199  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,497  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 551  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 24  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 96  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,284 302
567 CARPENTERS 105  
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 73  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 12,738  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 801  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 393  
637 MACHINISTS 13,525 153
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 4  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 334  
666 DRESSMAKERS 123 123
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 219  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,202 197
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 342  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 96  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 84  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,071  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,530 852
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,165  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 234  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 28 28
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,084 2,729
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,659 1,428
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 85  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,217 730
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,375 1,234
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 613 464
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,150 1,088
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,226 6,036
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 954  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,144  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,968 319
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 306 11
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 641 120
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,699 1,721
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,162 30
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,030 1,904
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,235 94
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,129 789
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,217 1,005
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 6  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 649 148
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 75  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,213 2,007
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 798 329
TOTAL 125,720 33,685

*(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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