National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ERYTHRO-HEX-2-ENONIC ACID, D-, GAMMA-LACTONE
CAS # 89-65-6
RTECS #
Agent Code 81667

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 629 85
096 PHARMACISTS 101 51
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 134 107
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 57  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 212 176
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 429  
335 FILE CLERKS 227  
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 139 46
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 115  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 292  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 60  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 37  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 690 91
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,204  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 309  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,231 97
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,300 559
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 486  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 187 75
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 90 30
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 292  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 402  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 847 706
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 423  
TOTAL 10,270 2,087

*(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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