National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL-, RARE EARTH SALTS
CAS # 61788-37-2
RTECS #
Agent Code E0223

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 111  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 78  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,228 356
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100 25
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 299  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,196  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 68  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 257  
637 MACHINISTS 1,391 109
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,678 102
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 908  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 524  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 661 661
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,621 27
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,119 225
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 496 428
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,020 1,454
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 284  
785 ASSEMBLERS 855 855
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 481 403
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 78  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 225  
TOTAL 19,702 4,667

*(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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