National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COTTON, FLOCK
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M2326

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
335 FILE CLERKS 671 549
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 310 50
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 121  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 644 106
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 6  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 17
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,949 2,130
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 739 369
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 163  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 71 18
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,910 855
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,531 289
785 ASSEMBLERS 11  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 17  
TOTAL 15,344 5,424

*(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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