National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SEBACIC ACID
CAS # 111-20-6
RTECS # VS0875000
Agent Code 84426

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 371 3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,224 216
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,346  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,244 1,710
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 342  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 1,981  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 13,994  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 220  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 49  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 99  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,441  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 7  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350  
637 MACHINISTS 10,699 280
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 323  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,852  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 182  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 23  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 44  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 957 16
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 107  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 188  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 483  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 63  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 977 223
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,785 288
785 ASSEMBLERS 677 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 110  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 320 3
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 4,489  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 851  
TOTAL 51,959 2,762

*(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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