National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, TALL OIL, DIETHANOLAMINE SALTS
CAS # 61790-66-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X1255

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 89  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 96  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,136 132
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 637  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 60  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,252  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,475 39
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 166  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 441  
637 MACHINISTS 6,277 221
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 65 43
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,840 41
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,030 11
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 637  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 89  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 105  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 865  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 22,604 5,447
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 774 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,245  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 400 240
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,071  
TOTAL 48,827 6,216

*(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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