National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COCOA BUTTER
CAS # 8002-31-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X3722

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,291 6,990
096 PHARMACISTS 436 266
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 69 69
335 FILE CLERKS 82 82
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 658  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 57  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 123  
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 82  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,557 282
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 133  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 205  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 753  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,317 94
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 597 41
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 205 164
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 819 451
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 28  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,275 1,948
TOTAL 16,759 10,418

*(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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