National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OXIDIZED CASTOR OIL
CAS # 68187-84-8
RTECS #
Agent Code T1076

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 449  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 11  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 261 239
567 CARPENTERS 9,508 527
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 63  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 2,534 151
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 42  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,066  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,391  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,725 6
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 507  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,172  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,666 309
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 519  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,129 264
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,192  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,100 404
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,148 689
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 657 329
TOTAL 36,381 5,874

*(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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