National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OCTADECANOIC ACID, 12-HYDROXY-
CAS # 106-14-9
RTECS # WI3850000
Agent Code M1187

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 378  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 78  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 46  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,007  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,563  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,430  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,015  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 58  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 598  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 252  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 628  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,065  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 157  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
575 ELECTRICIANS 196  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,445  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 240  
637 MACHINISTS 5,114 17
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 193 193
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 820 442
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,462 996
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 9  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,685 719
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 211 5
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,262 1,976
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,308  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 38  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,154  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,440  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,066  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,854  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 599  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,312  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 172 26
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5  
TOTAL 52,609 4,374

*(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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