National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROGENATED ROSIN
CAS # 65997-06-0
RTECS #
Agent Code M1184

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 19 19
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,136 2,136
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 239 230
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 20  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 476 271
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,433 179
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,465 129
309 PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 370 329
313 SECRETARIES 496 496
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 1,226 350
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 193 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 115  
366 METER READERS 2,207  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,016 38
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,197  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,153  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 850  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,720  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 5,723  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 3,214  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 234  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,267 33
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 275  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 21,179  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 710 62
637 MACHINISTS 966  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,286  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,451  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 161  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 556 62
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,787 803
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 527 13
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 204  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,720 227
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 555 52
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 471 26
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 217  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 56  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 521 319
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 67 67
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 332 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,502 41
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 935 504
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 319  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,025 3,163
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 512  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 59  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 68 68
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 123 62
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,883  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 90  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,509 119
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 941  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 241  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 744 267
TOTAL 93,886 10,172

*(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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