National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, TALL-OIL, ETHOXYLATED
CAS # 61791-00-2
RTECS #
Agent Code M1993

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 49  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 516  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 109 36
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 61  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105 7
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 918 143
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 94 3
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 11  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,187  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 19  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 783  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 324  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 613  
637 MACHINISTS 11,930 181
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,632 455
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 230  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 343  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 259  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 810 21
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,988 1,186
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,581  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 173  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,153  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 191  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,588 753
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,676 2,150
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 238 59
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 332  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 188
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,957 1,398
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,181 871
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,854 29
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,822  
785 ASSEMBLERS 156 23
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 145 14
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,422  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 121  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,478  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 89  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 355  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 337 270
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,961 445
TOTAL 59,325 8,232

*(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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