National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIACETYL
CAS # 431-03-8
RTECS # EK2625000
Agent Code 84595

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 268 188
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 644 495
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 352  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 101 68
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 203 135
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 117  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 270 169
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 574 270
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68 68
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 469  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 169 101
TOTAL 3,438 1,628

*(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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