National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LIGNINSULFONATE
CAS # 8062-15-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X4697

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 239 82
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 152  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,527  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,333 1,075
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 259  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 40  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 392  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 187  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 283 141
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,274 141
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,405 312
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 270  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 514  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,342  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,306 236
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,341  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,224  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 317 47
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 119  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,887 222
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 773  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 306  
TOTAL 26,249 2,256

*(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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