National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PARAFFIN WAXES AND HYDROCARBON WAXES, MICROCRYST., OXIDIZED, POTASSIUM SALTS
CAS # 71243-66-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X1831

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105 7
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 767  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,132  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,149 37
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 438 292
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 63  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 256  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,985 2,985
TOTAL 8,896 3,321

*(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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