National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL, CALCIUM SALT
CAS # 136-51-6
RTECS #
Agent Code M3895

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 226 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285 76
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 273  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 299  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,370 53
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,723 379
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
567 CARPENTERS 2,838  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,653 75
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 6,428 254
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 36  
637 MACHINISTS 1,391 109
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,671  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 672 224
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 15  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 768 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,345  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,207 619
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,946 83
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,388  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,470 65
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 796  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 891  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,299  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 34  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 268  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,835 1,789
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 93  
TOTAL 51,573 4,857

*(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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