National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LACTOL SPIRITS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M0674

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 360  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 190  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 52  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 70 63
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 156  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 14 2
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 132 66
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 110 35
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 719 719
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,668 74
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,678  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,000  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 739  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 159  
567 CARPENTERS 1,625  
575 ELECTRICIANS 197  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,546  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
637 MACHINISTS 157  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 52  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,986  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,863 658
668 UPHOLSTERERS 427 47
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 190  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 94  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 353 65
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 201  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 843 433
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 53 13
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 188  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 961 92
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 52  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 674  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 889 66
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 203 31
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 718 31
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,636 1,721
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 912 130
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,027 691
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,132 455
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 20 11
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 607 11
TOTAL 31,312 5,417

*(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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