National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PALMITIC ACID
CAS # 57-10-3
RTECS # RT4550000
Agent Code 81460

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 492 93
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 62 62
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 272 237
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 474 37
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,472 356
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 122 12
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 263 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 677  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
384 PROOFREADERS 303 303
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 35 14
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,456 2,893
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 302  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 78  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 45  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
567 CARPENTERS 260  
575 ELECTRICIANS 92  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 40  
589 GLAZIERS 2,279  
595 ROOFERS 3,781  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,520  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 33  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 280  
637 MACHINISTS 8,566 431
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 491  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 16  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,259  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 162  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 198  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,320 81
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 371  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,286 915
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,190 6,381
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 650 313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,178 1,079
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 740  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 755 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 290 234
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,615 2,055
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,612 1,262
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 13,898 29
785 ASSEMBLERS 569 145
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 573 329
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,227  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 329  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,973  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 6,083  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 94  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,680 329
TOTAL 105,420 20,470

*(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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