National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OLEORESIN CAPSICUM
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code E0536

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 88 88
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 12,637 361
366 METER READERS 825  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 439  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 200 18
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 414 280
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,053 526
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,081 387
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 96  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,509 119
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 351  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 175  
TOTAL 19,802 1,779

*(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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