National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CASTOR OIL, SULFATED
CAS # 8002-33-3
RTECS #
Agent Code M1711

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 280  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,582 1,582
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 187 132
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 70 63
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 83 28
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 836 715
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 414 414
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 772 36
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 691 76
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,815  
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 33 16
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 7,839 232
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,253 895
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 109  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 123 123
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,441 1,400
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,120 1,120
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 349 196
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,054 65
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 7,361 4,309
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 226  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,066  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 6,782  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 11,552 585
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,584  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,298  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 861  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 165  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 723  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 347  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 123  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 213  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 24  
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 1,777 244
575 ELECTRICIANS 170  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,653  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,192 455
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 115  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 671  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,134  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 393  
637 MACHINISTS 1,594 31
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,857  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,695 28
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 254  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 477 382
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,406  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 802 3
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,172  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,184  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,758 32
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 141 3
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 34
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 25,240 1,923
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 480 123
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 907 484
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 613 464
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 757 376
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 582 339
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 461  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,104 70
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,124 1,155
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,737 1,721
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,774 460
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,341 9
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 695 41
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,542 2,621
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 207 64
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 819  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 515 363
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 405  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 110 4
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,026  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,695 363
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 840 116
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 428 380
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,283 48
TOTAL 163,409 24,538

*(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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