National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, C16-18 AND C18-UNSATD., BRANCHED AND LINEAR, ETHOXYLATED
CAS # 96349-73-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X1128

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 109 36
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,392 182
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 411 225
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,525 2,689
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 872  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 8,315 4,733
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 509 145
TOTAL 16,132 8,011

*(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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