National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name D-ERYTHRO-HEX-2-ENONIC ACID, GAMMA-LACTONE, MONOSODIUM SALT
CAS # 6381-77-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X3220

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 299 264
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 200 18
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 298  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 2,982 2,650
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 293  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,214 374
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 76  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 90 23
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,192 375
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,064 1,001
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 907 64
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,202 841
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 96  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 199 99
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 189  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,661 790
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 505 28
TOTAL 19,468 6,527

*(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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