National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ISOBUTYRIC ACID
CAS # 79-31-2
RTECS # NQ4375000
Agent Code X4110

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,310 119
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 279 244
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 35 14
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 213  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 117  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 885 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 358  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138  
TOTAL 5,052 652

*(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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