National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANIMAL BLOOD, WHOLE-COW
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code T0641

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 9  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 108 94
086 VETERINARIANS 3,487 294
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 539 261
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 581 290
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 730 319
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 200 18
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,498 403
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,129 1,409
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 9  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 11,726 747
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 456 46
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 110  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,072  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,290 695
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 145  
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 2,826 42
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 298 199
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 719  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 716 496
TOTAL 31,455 6,121

*(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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