National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SORBITAN, MONOOLEATE
CAS # 1338-43-8
RTECS #
Agent Code 83475

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 370  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 101 37
095 REGISTERED NURSES 3,297 3,057
096 PHARMACISTS 207 98
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,137 837
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 239 219
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 205 176
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,532 1,092
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 778 63
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 278 142
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 16 5
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,103 919
313 SECRETARIES 71 71
335 FILE CLERKS 15 15
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 5,532 1,125
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 729  
366 METER READERS 2,207  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 241  
384 PROOFREADERS 303 303
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 110 68
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 43 43
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,945 1,349
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,894 2,143
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 553 506
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 8,030 5,630
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,737 2,717
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,783  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 355  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 2,385  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,375 81
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 636 44
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,241  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 381  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 421  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,189 201
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
575 ELECTRICIANS 164  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 48  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 336  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,201 56
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 632  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,752 947
637 MACHINISTS 5,250 632
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 231  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 130 130
666 DRESSMAKERS 123 123
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 3,040 2,898
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 39 7
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 500  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 5  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 766 287
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,345 170
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,277 21
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,461 1,260
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 473  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 198  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,065 52
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 404  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 209  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 25,393 1,066
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,527 1,605
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,704 4,275
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,318 382
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 681  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,628 2,478
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 492 431
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,718 139
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,579 1,522
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 112 112
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 671 322
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,224 83
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 182  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 293 293
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,096 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,440 413
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 20 20
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,213 2,057
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,374 61
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 283  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,386 4,973
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 737 58
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,468 1,035
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 479 60
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,422  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,053 112
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 307 24
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,562 534
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 13,160 4,733
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,496 1,053
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,189 1,492
TOTAL 200,724 58,462

*(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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