National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SUNFLOWER SEED
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X6503

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 639 145
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 918 118
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 4,321  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 473 86
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,217  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 50  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 658 607
TOTAL 8,275 956

*(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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