National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NICOTINIC ACID
CAS # 59-67-6
RTECS # QT0525000
Agent Code 81908

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 86 42
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 424 301
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 46 46
086 VETERINARIANS 3,487 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 4,301 4,301
096 PHARMACISTS 1,158 610
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,852 1,318
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 753  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 992 486
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 159
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,612  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,556 872
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,011 2,011
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,221 698
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 2,629 1,052
479 FARM WORKERS 1,355  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 730 365
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,868 1,481
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 356  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,217 333
637 MACHINISTS 250  
687 BAKERS 1,153 124
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,663 787
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,079  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,584  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 930 294
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,116 1,956
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 227  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 612 46
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 28  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,803 248
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,205  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 8,523 7,522
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 521  
TOTAL 61,057 26,152

*(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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