National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OATS, AVENA SATIVA
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X1209

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 639 145
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 134 134
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 726  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 606 296
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 473 86
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 363  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 363  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 423  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,523  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,408  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,606  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 743  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 363  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 2,541  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,131 406
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 363  
TOTAL 17,236 1,067

*(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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