National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RESIN ACIDS AND ROSIN ACIDS, ZINC SALTS
CAS # 9010-69-9
RTECS #
Agent Code T1676

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 78  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 195  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 38 13
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 36  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 22  
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 832 69
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,688 58
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 43  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 39  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 746  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,111 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 605 9
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,219  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,714 105
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,035 4
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,899  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 166  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 931  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 740 9
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 619  
637 MACHINISTS 16,907 410
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 14 2
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 34 11
679 BOOKBINDERS 960 480
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 451  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,353 149
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,867  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 454  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 759  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 232  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,879 803
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 218  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 51 21
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 490  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 153 24
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 840 840
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 134  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 396  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,709 533
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 23,096 4,505
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 124  
785 ASSEMBLERS 9,682 1,726
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 21 14
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 565  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 71  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,316  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 29  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,330  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,283  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 377 377
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 134  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 842 409
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,080 506
TOTAL 111,092 11,160

*(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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