National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL-, CADMIUM SALT
CAS # 2420-98-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X1783

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
313 SECRETARIES 568 189
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 54  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,200  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 176 94
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 280  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 194  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 419 198
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 121  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,893 1,953
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 269 108
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,747 5,673
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 345  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 27  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,097 1,939
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,255 191
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 52 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 956 37
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,218  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 998 633
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,393 9,257
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 109  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 215  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 382 287
TOTAL 40,918 20,565

*(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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