National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, C16-18, AND C18-UNSATD., DIESTERS WITH POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL
CAS # 68989-57-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X2652

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 104  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,341  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 60  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 483  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,242 39
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 357  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 689  
637 MACHINISTS 3,907 219
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 298  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 158  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,567 173
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 139 11
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 665 68
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 102  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 134  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,752 134
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,282 460
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 641 158
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,155  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 68 51
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 89  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 316  
TOTAL 26,971 1,314

*(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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