National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MANNITOL, D-
CAS # 69-65-8
RTECS # OP2060000
Agent Code X4308

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 303 182
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 549 432
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 329 276
084 PHYSICIANS 46  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 14,006 13,545
096 PHARMACISTS 2,707 1,268
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 69 46
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 12,240 9,278
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,389 1,389
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 260 140
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 33 33
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 331 246
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 148 131
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6 6
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,147  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,311 688
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 687  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 133  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
637 MACHINISTS 244  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 34
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 646 530
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,655  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 424 131
785 ASSEMBLERS 174  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5 5
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 1,086  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 521  
TOTAL 41,268 28,689

*(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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