National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PENTAERYTHRITOL ESTER OF HYDROGENATED ROSIN
CAS # 64365-17-9
RTECS #
Agent Code T1378

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 45  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 168 56
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 165 83
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 110  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6,197 2,058
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 636 183
313 SECRETARIES 989 989
357 MESSENGERS 278  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 427 427
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,983 7
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 512  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 6,446  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,887  
575 ELECTRICIANS 338  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
589 GLAZIERS 304  
637 MACHINISTS 1,408  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
679 BOOKBINDERS 279 279
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,038 6
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 949 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,018 324
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,971 65
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 54  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 349  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 521 319
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,045 359
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,795 398
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 319  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,374 3,900
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 288 29
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 245  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,808 630
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 108  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,919 1,854
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 165 91
TOTAL 51,726 12,512

*(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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