National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SOYBEAN, GRAIN
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X6539

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 639 145
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 307 224
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 726  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 432  
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 48  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 363  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 363  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,826 682
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 403 374
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,181 529
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 953  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,606  
785 ASSEMBLERS 191  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 363  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,429  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 10,140  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 847 706
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 459  
TOTAL 23,277 2,661

*(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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