National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TAURINE, N-METHYL-N-OLEOYL-, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 137-20-2
RTECS # WX0500000
Agent Code T1120

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 91  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,035  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,795 563
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 581 155
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7,091 236
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 945  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 48 48
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,782 48
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 4,742 574
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 770 378
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 31  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 281 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 215  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 113 28
643 BOILERMAKERS 144  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,823 1,186
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 308  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 989  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 288 173
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 431 54
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 698 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,553  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,367 43
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 338 123
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 207 59
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,289  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,436 95
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,714 437
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 547 108
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 162  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 35  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,047 774
TOTAL 43,306 8,068

*(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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