National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LEMON GRASS OIL
CAS # 8007-02-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X1105

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 167 62
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 464  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,449 1,221
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,261 669
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 142  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 91  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 60  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 244  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 72  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 66  
637 MACHINISTS 8,600 349
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,924  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,475 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 749  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,548 71
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,722 156
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,190 6,381
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 21
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,721 32
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,449 751
785 ASSEMBLERS 956  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 474 329
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 956 329
TOTAL 62,422 21,847

*(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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