National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BOTANICAL EXTRACTS
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5509

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 75 37
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 89 89
095 REGISTERED NURSES 2,621 2,595
096 PHARMACISTS 194 89
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 89  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 354  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 30  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 76  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 33 33
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 448 338
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 709 501
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 72  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,733 189
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 4,140 1,807
544 MILLWRIGHTS 27  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 4,459 159
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 354  
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
687 BAKERS 3,507 384
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 88  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 357  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 282
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 479 479
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 437 235
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,630 1,217
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,049 205
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 34 11
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 400  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 289  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,554 11
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,693 674
785 ASSEMBLERS 376 376
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 21  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 152  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 405  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 188 141
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 984 723
TOTAL 34,329 10,574

*(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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