National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OCTADECANOIC ACID, 12-HYDROXY-, 2-ETHYLHEXYL ESTER
CAS # 29710-25-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X1573

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 269  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 109 8
095 REGISTERED NURSES 5,111 5,001
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 31 31
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 94 94
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 259 233
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 31 31
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 176 173
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 27  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 36  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 68 11
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 99  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 343  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 989 6
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 92 92
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 31 31
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,184 846
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 14,624 852
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 400  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 222  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 305  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 739  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 76  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 130 65
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,026  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,771  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 411 9
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 112  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 123  
567 CARPENTERS 574  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,821  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 205  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,359  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 447  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 21  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 300  
637 MACHINISTS 8,652 159
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 771  
667 TAILORS 66  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 134  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 22 20
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 561 49
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 53  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 260  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 358 19
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,787 495
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 865 79
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 98 48
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,326 72
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 607  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 59 59
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,238  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 702 56
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 912  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,203 479
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,717 5,717
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 288  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 3 3
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,084 16
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 16
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,283 142
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 250  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,020 365
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,975 665
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,215 259
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 84 49
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,493 2,643
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 936 403
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 146 130
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 78 4
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 86  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,118  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,479 1,479
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 77  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 787 335
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,410 84
TOTAL 97,924 21,427

*(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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