National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SEEDS, NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X3307

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 141  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 89 89
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 89  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 565 71
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 3,738 574
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 473 86
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 357  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 804  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 182  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 357  
TOTAL 9,311 820

*(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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