National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GROUND GRAINS AND MEALS, NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5515

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 106 85
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,039 181
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 363  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41 14
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 511  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 988  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,748  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 222  
637 MACHINISTS 9 5
687 BAKERS 184  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 32  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 191  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 56  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 97  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,103  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,095 171
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,816  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 491 329
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 280  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,700  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 105  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,257 159
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,618 649
TOTAL 23,496 4,582

*(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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