National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TRICHLOROACETIC ACID
CAS # 76-03-9
RTECS # AJ7875000
Agent Code 81560

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 42 28
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 1,354 829
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,091 892
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 225 177
084 PHYSICIANS 13  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 562 562
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 10,344 7,135
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,641 1,147
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 66 23
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,958 2,917
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,245 632
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,290 1,064
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 35 21
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,306 959
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 40 6
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 257 43
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 86  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751  
785 ASSEMBLERS 174  
TOTAL 35,124 16,821

*(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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