National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CAROB GUM
CAS # 9000-40-2
RTECS # OJ8690000
Agent Code M1199

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 89 89
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,263 1,048
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 89  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 30  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 482 301
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 451  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 356  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 133  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 7,885  
637 MACHINISTS 880  
687 BAKERS 1,909 162
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 357  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,950 1,538
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,132 549
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,874  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 137  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 847 706
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 489  
TOTAL 25,386 4,425

*(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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