National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name AMMONIUM STEARATE
CAS # 1002-89-7
RTECS #
Agent Code 82889

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 408 85
095 REGISTERED NURSES 5,708 603
668 UPHOLSTERERS 789 379
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 9 7
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 631  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,841 1,484
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,578 967
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,210 1,263
TOTAL 14,271 4,787

*(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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