National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OLEYL ALCOHOL
CAS # 143-28-2
RTECS # RG4120000
Agent Code 81440

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 246  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 75 56
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 171 122
313 SECRETARIES 962 962
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 4,233 703
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 164 35
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,478 28
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 26,598 22,112
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 671 35
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,022 68
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 3  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 151  
637 MACHINISTS 151  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 44  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 210  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 20  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 219  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 106  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,663 151
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,195 4,872
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,754 1,739
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,453 6,453
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,196 326
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,060 266
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 350 38
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 155  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 201 52
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,842 1,340
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 709 282
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 327  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,530 4,507
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,034 1,034
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 53 29
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 199 187
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 23  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 921 480
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 903  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,224 762
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 435  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,431 1,381
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,059 1,087
TOTAL 78,925 49,124

*(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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