National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OIL OF CEDARWOOD
CAS # 8000-27-9
RTECS # FJ1520050
Agent Code M1821

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,057 555
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 483 88
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 131 11
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 593 499
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 234 234
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,218 197
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,159 743
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 546 250
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 180 68
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 453 453
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 464  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 458 332
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,962 2,154
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 8,234 6,554
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,001 2,617
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 14,000 10,345
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164 92
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 105  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 60  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 78  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 96  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 289  
567 CARPENTERS 9  
575 ELECTRICIANS 126  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 180  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 66  
637 MACHINISTS 6,068 268
667 TAILORS 24  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,924  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 659 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 749  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,548 71
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,722 156
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 29  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 167  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,260 4,260
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,312 1,068
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,188 8,156
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 389
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,654 212
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 626 129
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 686 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,552 507
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,865 1,258
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,230 1,481
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,096 692
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 48 24
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,918 332
TOTAL 117,858 55,030

*(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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