National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ADIPIC ACID
CAS # 124-04-9
RTECS # AU8400000
Agent Code 84427

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 14  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 98  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 23 7
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,323 333
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,291 6,990
096 PHARMACISTS 331 186
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,618 239
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 72  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 155 70
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,263 1,048
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,741 1,643
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,689 919
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 33 16
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 4,235  
366 METER READERS 1,495  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,971 1,364
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 10,921 9,694
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 55 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 98  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,981 3
544 MILLWRIGHTS 766  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,561 1,554
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,139 478
567 CARPENTERS 65  
575 ELECTRICIANS 916  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 163  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 544 130
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 254 254
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
667 TAILORS 944  
679 BOOKBINDERS 843  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7,812 6,319
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,658 2,658
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 652 415
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 13  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 69  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 696 6
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 321 7
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 88  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,229 410
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 444 105
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 9 6
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,191 532
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,757 163
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7 2
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,599 18
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,614 1,738
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,935 914
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 130  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 3,272 2,576
785 ASSEMBLERS 37,035 32,903
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 80 32
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,429 487
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 167  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 467 6
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,711 363
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 78  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,570 1,816
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 256 91
TOTAL 140,635 77,996

*(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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