National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name VALERIC ACID, 2-PROPYL-
CAS # 99-66-1
RTECS # YV7875000
Agent Code X3895

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,246 1,940
096 PHARMACISTS 1,228 661
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 94 94
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,262 555
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5 5
TOTAL 5,848 3,255

*(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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