National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CASTOR OIL, HYDROGENATED, ETHOXYLATED
CAS # 61788-85-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X1267

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,546 1,193
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,328 750
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,153 33
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 56  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 65  
667 TAILORS 168 112
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 574 287
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,473 5,933
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 435 300
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,468 54
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 462 462
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,080 240
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,792 223
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,780  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,473 1,149
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 873 452
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 809 216
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 216  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 130 130
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 685 391
TOTAL 23,252 11,942

*(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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