National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OILS, CLOVE
CAS # 8000-34-8
RTECS # GF6900000
Agent Code 83433

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 976  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,356  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 630 567
096 PHARMACISTS 1,649 890
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 263 243
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,375 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 15  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 88 88
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 464  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 439  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,339 747
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,658 3,050
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,855 592
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 9,833 8,255
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41 14
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 185  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 91  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 60  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 16  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 107  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 244  
567 CARPENTERS 16  
575 ELECTRICIANS 50  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 16  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 41  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 227 49
637 MACHINISTS 5,923 268
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,924  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 414 280
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 32  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 659 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 749  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,548 71
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,349  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 785 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 90 23
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,664 627
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,082 524
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 16  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,383 28
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,449 751
785 ASSEMBLERS 956  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 474 329
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 604  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,131 329
TOTAL 79,327 29,872

*(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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