National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BLACK PEPPER
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X5808

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 232 116
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 159
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 736 736
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 441 48
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 333 333
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 865 430
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 549  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,604 435
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,992  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 643 536
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,185 5,185
TOTAL 14,786 7,977

*(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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