National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, COCONUT OIL, DIETHANOLAMINE SALTS
CAS # 61790-63-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X1256

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 17 17
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 70 52
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 35  
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 17  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 35 17
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 35  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 73 38
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 393 266
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,070 105
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 17  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 366  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 17  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 35  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 173  
575 ELECTRICIANS 87  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 359  
637 MACHINISTS 165  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,300 28
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 60  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,483 1,344
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 785 35
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 266 133
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 270  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,603  
785 ASSEMBLERS 127  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 35 17
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 105  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 87  
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 157 52
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 52  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 143 35
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 17  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 775 386
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 27  
TOTAL 10,535 2,526

*(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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