National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ASCORBIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT, L-
CAS # 134-03-2
RTECS # CI7671000
Agent Code M0461

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78 39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 11,453 10,933
096 PHARMACISTS 632 352
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 167 167
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 30 11
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 219  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 444 293
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 330 240
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 76  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 427 176
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 377  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 41  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 341  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 1,800 95
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,102 491
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,174 583
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 643 536
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 733 118
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 180 144
785 ASSEMBLERS 174  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 189  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,195 1,054
TOTAL 24,087 15,231

*(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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