National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CORN, FLOUR
CAS # 68525-86-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X7348

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 44  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 212 176
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 619 203
315 TYPISTS 72  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 222 133
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 314  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,272 1,195
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 403  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 4,227  
575 ELECTRICIANS 286  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 936 333
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 129  
637 MACHINISTS 2,436  
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 643  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 3,457 44
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 451 150
687 BAKERS 1,944  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 129  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,253 55
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 45  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 817  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,031 577
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,524  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 824  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 905  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,884 252
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 329  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 139  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 6  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 19  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 126  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 565  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 141  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 8,774 8,414
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,378 351
TOTAL 49,137 11,981

*(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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