National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANIMAL FAT, PROCESSED
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8203

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 138 53
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 95 24
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,139  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 154  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 11  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 51  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 478  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 37  
637 MACHINISTS 1,041  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 37  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 451 150
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 71 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 142  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 297 32
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,373  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,151 338
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 167  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 915  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 371  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 235  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 163  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 383  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 961  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,064 71
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 226  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 418 90
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 676 75
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 32  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 21  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,224 767
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,139  
TOTAL 16,714 1,700

*(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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