National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANIMAL PARTS AND PRODUCTS, NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X6769

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 56 42
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 85  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78 39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 101 82
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 338 328
084 PHYSICIANS 28 7
086 VETERINARIANS 1,149  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 328  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,518 1,925
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 766 766
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 7  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 942 496
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 424 321
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 140 70
323 INFORMATION CLERKS, N.E.C. 84 7
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,499  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,311 857
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 34 34
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,681 383
479 FARM WORKERS 766 383
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 842  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 69  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 257  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 37  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 24  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 142  
575 ELECTRICIANS 206  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 555  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 627  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,935 61
637 MACHINISTS 4,137 53
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 22  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 1,227 38
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 53  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 106  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 49  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,895 42
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 82  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 35 6
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 887 496
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 222 222
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 525 467
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,701 529
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,249 46
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 21,025 4,710
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 14  
785 ASSEMBLERS 366 366
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 698  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 4,565 415
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 489  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 57  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 703 46
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 33  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 782  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 684 417
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 12,857 4,620
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 816  
TOTAL 78,080 18,274

*(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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