National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, MIXED COCO AND TALLOW, SODIUM SALTS
CAS # 68938-26-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X2638

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 53  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 153  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 158  
637 MACHINISTS 211  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 675 56
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 369  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 369  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,252 338
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 633  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 40  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 105  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 53  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 580 158
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 791  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,212 158
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 316  
TOTAL 8,049 710

*(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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