National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LAURIC ACID
CAS # 143-07-7
RTECS # OE9800000
Agent Code 84696

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 417 56
084 PHYSICIANS 2,129 1,171
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,296 219
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 858  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 46 46
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,317 1,214
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 16,037 3,495
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,338  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 39  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 688 22
544 MILLWRIGHTS 168  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 541  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 215  
567 CARPENTERS 3,668  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 685  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 87  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 283  
637 MACHINISTS 733 236
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,882  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 359 335
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 191  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 598 550
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 48
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 465  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 799  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,253 739
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 18  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,587 560
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 895 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,087  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 77  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 362 9
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 548  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,957 1,398
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,904 97
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 21,052 5,226
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 194  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 53  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,703 1,385
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 502  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 467  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 363  
TOTAL 77,970 17,300

*(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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