National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name STEARIC ACID, COMPD. WITH 2-AMINOETHANOL (1:1)
CAS # 2129-99-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X1264

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  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,269 454
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 157  
575 ELECTRICIANS 87  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 279  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,483 1,344
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 785 35
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,233 4,352
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,041 1,360
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. 268 35
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 17  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 209 70
TOTAL 27,912 7,807

*(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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