National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SULFURIZED FATTY ACIDS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M2398

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 571  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 145  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 39  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 651  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 766  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 224  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 48  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 49  
637 MACHINISTS 2,213 89
643 BOILERMAKERS 40  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 62  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 481  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 222  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 280  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 140  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 8  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 350  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,310 57
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,172 1,845
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,295 3
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 38  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,168 1,168
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 140  
TOTAL 12,611 3,161

*(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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