National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, TALL-OIL, SODIUM SALTS
CAS # 61790-45-2
RTECS #
Agent Code 83351

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 94  
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 503  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 342 42
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 163  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 144  
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 218 24
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,844 1,451
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 22,616 2,496
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 222  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 229 9
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,495  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 211  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 469  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,459  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,198 3
575 ELECTRICIANS 127  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 45  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 241  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,600  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 14,014 37
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 37  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 21  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 536 58
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 62  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,057  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 967 828
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 424  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 845  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,342 424
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 241 106
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 212  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 296 10
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 198  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 75 8
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 704 335
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 266  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 62 9
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,058 504
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 25,207 4,755
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,590 459
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,136 967
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 114  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 439 215
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 489 438
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,136 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 562  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,085 178
TOTAL 117,057 14,815

*(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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