National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LACTIC ACID, BUTYL ESTER
CAS # 138-22-7
RTECS # OD4025000
Agent Code M1128

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 14 2
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 76  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19 16
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 32  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 418  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 39 13
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 728 70
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 623 378
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 52  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 949 477
785 ASSEMBLERS 28 12
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 157 70
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 404 339
TOTAL 5,342 1,381

*(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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