National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANIMAL FEED
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8209

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 263 88
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,261  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,498  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,333 1,075
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 163  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,251  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 114  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 114  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,606  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 489  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 227  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 88  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 313  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 901  
TOTAL 10,794 1,162

*(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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