National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NONANOIC ACID, 4-HYDROXY-, .GAMMA.-LACTONE
CAS # 104-61-0
RTECS # LU3675000
Agent Code 83196

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 352  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 932 466
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 7,903 3,725
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 323  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 34  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 469  
TOTAL 11,047 4,717

*(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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