National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BUTYRIC ACID
CAS # 107-92-6
RTECS # ES5425000
Agent Code 84458

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 279 244
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 212 176
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 290 26
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 352  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 106 85
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 188 106
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 213  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 269  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 988  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 117  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 101 68
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,088 411
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,534 529
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 454 32
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 483 275
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 574 270
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68 68
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 607  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 271  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,378 865
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 307 101
TOTAL 11,600 3,391

*(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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