National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXADECENOIC ACID, 9-, (Z)-
CAS # 373-49-9
RTECS #
Agent Code M1677

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 381  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,228 356
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,972 2,893
544 MILLWRIGHTS 78  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 45  
575 ELECTRICIANS 92  
637 MACHINISTS 145  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,259  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 488 122
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,190 6,381
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,704 34
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 574 223
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 551 329
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3,227  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 6,083  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 94  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,464 329
TOTAL 40,047 13,315

*(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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