National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DECANOIC ACID
CAS # 334-48-5
RTECS # HD9100000
Agent Code 84495

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 212  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 381  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,267 216
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 96  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 302  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 278  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 40  
637 MACHINISTS 1,765  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 221 165
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 358  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,368 288
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 265  
TOTAL 7,879 945

*(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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