National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NEODECANOIC ACID, COBALT SALT
CAS # 27253-31-2
RTECS #
Agent Code M2955

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,120  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 66  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,199 80
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,015  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,991  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 328  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 198  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 84  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414 302
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 726  
595 ROOFERS 80  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 567 140
637 MACHINISTS 465 232
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,087  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,504 882
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 278  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 270 19
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 28,714 1,341
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,093  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,759 1,605
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,066 45
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,468 289
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 911 363
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,564 116
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,833  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,018 288
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 184  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19 19
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 517 326
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 207  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 225  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 354  
TOTAL 73,664 6,691

*(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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