National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OCTADECANOIC ACID, 9(OR 10)-(SULFOOXY)-, 1-BUTYL ESTER, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 42808-36-6
RTECS #
Agent Code E0722

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 96  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 168  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 215  
637 MACHINISTS 131  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 359 335
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 17  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 224  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 322 322
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 687 343
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 161 129
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 287  
TOTAL 2,684 1,129

*(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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