National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 9-OCTADECENOIC ACID, (SULFOOXY)-, 1-BUTYL ESTER
CAS # 38621-44-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X1597

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 3 3
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,250 857
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 107 107
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 43  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 44 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 6  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 6  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 19 2
TOTAL 20,132 9,533

*(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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