National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OCTANOIC ACID, CADMIUM SALT
CAS # 2191-10-8
RTECS # RH0370000
Agent Code M2900

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
567 CARPENTERS 3,213  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 194  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209 725
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,044 845
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 280 137
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 319  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,316 933
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 149  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,957 1,398
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 280  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 199 99
TOTAL 10,161 4,138

*(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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