National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SODIUM GLUCOHEPTONATE
CAS # 31138-65-5
RTECS #
Agent Code 83758

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 219 219
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 36  
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 834 471
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 141  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 823 21
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,165  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 32 32
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,516 474
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 113  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 144  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 60 9
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 93  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 46  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 14  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 149  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,949 54
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 599  
575 ELECTRICIANS 343  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 416 11
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 57  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,367  
637 MACHINISTS 3,309 195
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 174 28
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 214  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 354  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,433 44
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 501  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,657 167
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 443  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,164  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209 1,209
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 288  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,627 1,462
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,632 224
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 276  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,030  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,859 445
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,080 4,352
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 317  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,235 1,437
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 406 70
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,316  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 484 71
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 89  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 184 76
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 2,323 536
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 766 158
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,515 901
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 769  
TOTAL 74,165 12,666

*(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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