National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PAPRIKA
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M3984

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 4,162 3,943
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,583 1,252
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 439  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 200 18
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 727  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 500  
637 MACHINISTS 250  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 414 280
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,522 351
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,237 964
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 176  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 643 536
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 192  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,213 4,071
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 367  
TOTAL 21,626 11,415

*(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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