National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M0218

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,160  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,031  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 87  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 115 83
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 691  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,277 1,085
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
336 RECORDS CLERKS 83 83
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,168 69
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,809 408
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 250 167
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 250 250
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,651 1,327
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 31,960 962
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,150  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 416  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 627  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,264  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,389  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,478 9
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,370  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,592 4
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,492 35
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 385  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 166  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 931  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 21  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 625  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 7,847  
637 MACHINISTS 72,502 2,727
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 168  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,076  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 922  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 440  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,136 569
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 964  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 23  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,597  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,869  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,243 1,094
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,666  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 748  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,410 45
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 176  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,165 134
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 934 488
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 184 7
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 89  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,092  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 230  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 866 122
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 170 88
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 98  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 802  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 46  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 559  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 464  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,773 199
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 18,714 643
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,381  
785 ASSEMBLERS 20,866 2,339
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,062 125
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 656 464
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,779  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,310  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 468  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,382 63
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 770  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,148 689
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 935  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 190  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 78  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 62  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 306  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,274  
TOTAL 243,099 14,490

*(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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