National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BUTYRIC ACID, PENTYL ESTER
CAS # 540-18-1
RTECS # ET5956000
Agent Code 83160

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 457 352
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,125 495
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 323  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 574  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 88 11
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
TOTAL 2,713 857

*(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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