National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, C6-12, COMPDS. WITH TRIETHANOLAMINE
CAS # 68188-87-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X2803

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 89  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 267  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 273  
637 MACHINISTS 1,069  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 886  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 891  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 92  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 89  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,710 4,693
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 178  
785 ASSEMBLERS 259  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,055  
TOTAL 22,284 4,693

*(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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