National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHOXYLATED CASTOR OIL
CAS # 61791-12-6
RTECS #
Agent Code M2673

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285 76
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,073 58
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,424 1,991
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 171  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 18  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 459 153
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 435 300
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,630 456
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,961 231
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 56 28
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 821  
TOTAL 16,381 4,069

*(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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