National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PYRIDOXOL, HYDROCHLORIDE
CAS # 58-56-0
RTECS # UV1350000
Agent Code X3950

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 424 417
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 130 73
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 424 301
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 116 88
084 PHYSICIANS 13  
086 VETERINARIANS 3,487 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 23,614 22,365
096 PHARMACISTS 5,985 2,938
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,789 1,255
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 296 296
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,057 750
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,172 486
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14 7
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 76  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 876 803
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,125 971
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,488 403
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,395 1,395
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 41  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 133  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 136  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,791 783
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,288 6
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,099 46
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 180 144
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,727 1,487
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 703 46
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 871 146
TOTAL 57,249 35,753

*(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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