National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHYL OLEATE
CAS # 112-62-9
RTECS # RK0895000
Agent Code 83646

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 212  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 86  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 36  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 42  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 29  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 3 3
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,406  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 33  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 12  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 14  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 888 137
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 739 9
575 ELECTRICIANS 389  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,319 10
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 123  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,852 32
637 MACHINISTS 18,405 563
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 202  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 645 108
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 315  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 182 57
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,372  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 486  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 817  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 51  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 202 202
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 237  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 380 89
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 264  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,098 29
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 153  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 71  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 6  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 127  
TOTAL 36,455 1,254

*(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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