National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SORBITAN MONOPALMITATE
CAS # 26266-57-9
RTECS #
Agent Code M1485

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 377 108
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,126 365
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 524  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 260  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 111  
667 TAILORS 351 140
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 158  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 101 14
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,502 12,340
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 980 54
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 35 35
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 460  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,217 65
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 324 54
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 324 108
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 54  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 269  
TOTAL 22,189 13,283

*(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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