National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COCOA
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X3720

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 30  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 288  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 106 85
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 427 176
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 988  
687 BAKERS 184  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 429 172
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 166 71
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,222 1,274
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,111  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 430 430
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 213 106
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 213  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 113  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 531 159
TOTAL 9,658 2,474

*(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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