National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIGITOXIN
CAS # 71-63-6
RTECS # IH2275000
Agent Code 84687

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 279 46
095 REGISTERED NURSES 360 311
096 PHARMACISTS 651 346
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 532 425
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 154 114
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 197 59
TOTAL 2,173 1,302

*(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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