National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MALT
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X3290

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 43  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 753  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 43  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 30  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 86  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,108  
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 43  
479 FARM WORKERS 1,355  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,826 1,217
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 181  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 388  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 344  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,205  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,205  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 151  
TOTAL 9,763 1,217

*(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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