National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CALCIUM PROPIONATE
CAS # 4075-81-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 81755

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,263 1,048
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,772  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 299  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,701 36
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 328  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 356  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414 302
567 CARPENTERS 2,806  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,608 75
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 605  
637 MACHINISTS 1,641 109
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,671  
687 BAKERS 3,412 969
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,210  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,217 619
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 820 320
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,294 529
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 142  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 879  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,348 249
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,612  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 891  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,273  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 435 186
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 11  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 105  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,555  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,429 3,391
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 521  
TOTAL 54,706 7,852

*(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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