National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM LIGNOSULFONATE
CAS # 8061-51-6
RTECS #
Agent Code 81991

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 34  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 302  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 42  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 53 53
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 623 593
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 317 296
185 DESIGNERS 277 208
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 402 36
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 34  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,661 828
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 173 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 231 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,506 911
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,493 555
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 102  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 27,286 436
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 113  
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 187  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 7,978 378
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 224  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 288  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,701  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 55  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,400  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 31  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 40  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 1,501  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 149  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,871 54
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 20  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,296  
575 ELECTRICIANS 134  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,101 11
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 815  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 13,996  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,389 255
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 214  
637 MACHINISTS 4,333 29
643 BOILERMAKERS 163  
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
667 TAILORS 3,031 1,267
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 69  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 367  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 663 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,842 645
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,090  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,272 299
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 71  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,032 347
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 30  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,294 1,528
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,594 1,201
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,366 75
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 353  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 301  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 334 125
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 112 16
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 144 29
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 36,025 35,506
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,403 10,160
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,698 393
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 6,401 500
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 167  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 190 190
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,082 241
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,017 838
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,500 123
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,404 804
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 188  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 168 168
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 6,353  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 572 61
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 20 20
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,210 482
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 18,252 6,536
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,975  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,738 1,379
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,527 1,081
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 327  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 1,578  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 90  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 977 155
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,275 229
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,136 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 802  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,136 255
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,141  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,391 1,098
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 287 142
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 647 510
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,121  
TOTAL 247,197 71,976

*(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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