National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name RESIN ACIDS AND ROSIN ACIDS, ESTERS WITH PENTAERYTHRITOL
CAS # 8050-26-8
RTECS #
Agent Code T1854

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,228 356
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 847  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,049  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 2,934  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 84  
567 CARPENTERS 3,089  
575 ELECTRICIANS 404  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 3,288 56
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 489  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 397  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 8,250  
679 BOOKBINDERS 716 239
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 409 307
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 711 474
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 19,982 1,337
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 907 484
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 232 232
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,075 1,911
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 218  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,126 870
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 48  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,203  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,231 970
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 429 217
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,101 363
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,983 1,009
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,657 947
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 28  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 532 32
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,562 1,281
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 438  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 10,149 5,790
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 28  
TOTAL 81,214 16,950

*(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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