National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LEAVES, NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X3347

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 717 184
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 109 89
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 89  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 145  
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 225  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,615  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 19  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 357  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,845 666
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,174 1,731
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,092 351
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,026  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 4,435 1,408
TOTAL 19,043 4,429

*(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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