National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL-, ZINC SALT
CAS # 136-53-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X1808

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 158  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 26  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 3,658 480
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 62 62
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 210 180
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 6  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 224  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
313 SECRETARIES 1,013 634
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 54  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 427 427
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,532 932
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,149  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,075  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,018  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 309  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 782 709
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 176 94
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,678 246
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
567 CARPENTERS 259  
575 ELECTRICIANS 253  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 869  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 2,950  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 624  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 36  
637 MACHINISTS 740 46
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 194  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 575 198
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 256  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 121  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,140 6,497
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 407 108
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 188  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 955 360
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 958 745
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,044 845
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 345  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 27  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,878 2,316
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,246 306
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,729 251
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 52 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,072 165
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,704 80
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 21,618 6,847
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 12 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 18,665 13,015
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 340 51
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 34  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 106  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 561  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 382 287
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,988 1,888
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,301 431
TOTAL 127,966 39,042

*(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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