National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID, NITRILOTRI-, TRISODIUM SALT
CAS # 5064-31-3
RTECS # MB8400000
Agent Code M0951

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,064  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 912 205
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 54 54
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 306 139
134 HEALTH SPECIALTIES TEACHERS 28  
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,146 2,518
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 611 407
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 296  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 628 108
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 299 151
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 203 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 222  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
336 RECORDS CLERKS 83 83
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,546  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 563 442
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 975 830
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,383 2,779
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 12,244 7,635
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 83,747 22,933
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 61  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 436  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 874  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,328  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 531  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 100  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,547  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 293  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 80  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 102  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 13  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,169  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,006  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 24  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,655 204
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 590  
567 CARPENTERS 119  
575 ELECTRICIANS 185  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,254  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 13,996  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,274 104
637 MACHINISTS 1,200 136
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 473  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 71 48
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 115 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 97  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 243  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 872 690
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 424  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,213 424
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 641 106
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 320  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 622  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,652 271
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,124  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 962 104
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,743 526
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 494 54
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,813 6,484
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,364 1,588
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,264  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,867 294
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,171  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 304  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 430 143
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,287 27
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 824 679
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,348 228
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 10,337 170
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,545 424
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,648 56
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,052 1,396
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 964 233
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 931  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 548 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 986 349
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,341 290
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,411  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 132  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,413 572
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 767 767
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,877 332
TOTAL 224,263 60,818

*(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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