National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name WHEAT, FLOUR
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X3941

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 46 46
096 PHARMACISTS 950 555
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 35 32
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 210 180
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,730 1,412
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 3,993 1,368
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 159
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,914  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 588 386
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,956 1,456
479 FARM WORKERS 1,355  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 730 365
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,882  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 988  
567 CARPENTERS 237 14
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,020  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,567 333
637 MACHINISTS 250  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,164 349
687 BAKERS 7,688 714
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,516  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,136  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 298
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 203  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,137 320
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,337 577
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 380  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 430 143
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 884 884
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 301  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 101  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,669 972
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,205  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,743 493
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 730 186
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 616 587
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 152  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 405  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 5,702 3,497
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 313  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 213  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,205  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 141  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 16,000 12,511
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,031 803
TOTAL 95,485 29,874

*(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.

NIOSH Home | NIOSH Search | Site Index | Contact Us | NOES Home