National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CORN, MEAL
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M1145

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 91  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 129  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 282  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,317 1,048
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 432  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 99  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,747  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 191  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,299 740
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 82  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 258 86
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 385  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 71  
575 ELECTRICIANS 24  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 793  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 300  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 129  
637 MACHINISTS 6,741  
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 643  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 771  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 403  
679 BOOKBINDERS 253 177
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 165  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,162  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 924  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,886  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 591  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 887 153
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,827 529
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 129  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 549  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 258  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,532 331
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,650  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,475  
785 ASSEMBLERS 566  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 227  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 131  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 91  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 782  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,339 1,473
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,092 86
TOTAL 50,689 4,624

*(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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