National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OLEIC ACID, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 143-19-1
RTECS # RK1200000
Agent Code M0760

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 486 156
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,031  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 72 72
096 PHARMACISTS 256 146
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 568 381
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 256 183
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 72 72
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 585  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 279 27
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 182 36
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 261 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 439 439
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 307  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 143  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 537  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 4,671 146
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 183 146
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 328 138
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 882 847
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 146 146
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 899 494
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 19,030 3,845
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,299  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 391  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 114  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 307  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 170  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,265  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,799 9
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 418  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 735 105
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,117 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,086 5
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 385  
567 CARPENTERS 6,224  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 326  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,004  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 147  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 565  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 4,893  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,523  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,450 28
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,000  
637 MACHINISTS 2,297 27
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 22 7
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 165  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 643 203
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 39  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 225  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 141  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,144 852
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 338  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 423 61
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,136 2,078
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,446 7
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 146  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,011 1,040
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 77  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 325 54
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,864 2,335
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 841 778
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,044 6,907
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,847 1,588
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 385 154
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,227 600
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,083 220
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 415  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,113 840
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 379 11
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 467 12
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,957 1,398
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,774 1,155
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,042 188
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,384 462
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 18 18
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,442 2,503
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,424 1,424
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 243 49
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 735  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,310  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 214  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 216  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 571 179
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,151  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 959  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,229 249
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 6,965  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,350 293
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 480 93
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 115 115
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,505  
TOTAL 162,242 33,454

*(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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