National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANIMAL KINGDOM, AQUATIC SOURCE-NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X6779

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78 39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 19  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 467 467
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 160  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 280 280
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 247  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 651  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 6,681 6,681
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,897 2,866
TOTAL 11,834 10,332

*(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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