National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OCTADECANOIC ACID, 12-HYDROXY-, METHYL ESTER
CAS # 141-23-1
RTECS # WI4200000
Agent Code M1850

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,304 12
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 458  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 378  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 184  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 147  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,230 130
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 247  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,646  
575 ELECTRICIANS 62  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 247  
637 MACHINISTS 17  
679 BOOKBINDERS 256 64
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,535  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 128 64
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 82  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,041  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,975 88
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 136  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 3  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 905  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,056  
TOTAL 30,512 358

*(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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