National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NONANOIC ACID
CAS # 112-05-0
RTECS # RA6650000
Agent Code 83209

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 100 78
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 116 39
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 126 56
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 172  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,147 176
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 130  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 49  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 43  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 21  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,067  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 686  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,292  
637 MACHINISTS 30,919 458
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 128  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 16  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 616 9
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 97  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,776 41
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,299  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,291 41
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 321 321
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,023 123
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 412  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 308  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 135  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 48  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 397  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 905 18
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,036 223
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 20,363 4,792
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 841  
785 ASSEMBLERS 742  
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 219  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 224  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 238  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138  
TOTAL 76,346 6,777

*(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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