National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MOLASSES
CAS # 68476-78-8
RTECS #
Agent Code M0867

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,059 494
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 424 212
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 53  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,147  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,856 318
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 509  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,922 1,664
544 MILLWRIGHTS 711  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 423  
687 BAKERS 2,308 287
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 810 192
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 848  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 261 135
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,141  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 68
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 147  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,287  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,831 1,303
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,180 270
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68 68
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,026  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,086  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,690 841
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,120 144
TOTAL 30,993 6,357

*(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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