National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKENES, C15-20, POLYMERS WITH LARD OIL AND SULFURIZED BU OLEATE
CAS # 103819-04-1
RTECS #
Agent Code E0281

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 305  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 55  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,917 186
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 104  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 164  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,156  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 756 14
575 ELECTRICIANS 393  
637 MACHINISTS 215  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 205  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 96  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 347  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 161  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 288 21
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 165  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 347  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 608  
TOTAL 8,284 221

*(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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