National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SORBITAN MONOOLEATE, POLYOXYETHYLENE DERIVS.
CAS # 9005-65-6
RTECS # WG2932500
Agent Code X8582

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 83 40
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 374 206
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 202 195
084 PHYSICIANS 242 68
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 72,100 65,364
096 PHARMACISTS 1,632 785
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 3,241 2,695
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,341 1,868
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 7,016 6,896
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,488 1,856
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 353 141
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,012 511
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 110  
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 24  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 2,260 282
335 FILE CLERKS 88 53
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 142  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 268  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 42  
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 1,438 1,233
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 439  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,113 1,226
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 3,941 3,705
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,213 1,553
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,507 534
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 20,004 13,749
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 219  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 11  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 334 201
575 ELECTRICIANS 118  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 310  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 117  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,539  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 310 172
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
687 BAKERS 2,651 368
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 141 28
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 106  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 113  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 462  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 115  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 887 496
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 90 23
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,888 1,587
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 423 41
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,564  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 252  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,166 803
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 836  
785 ASSEMBLERS 615 542
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 523  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 240  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,218 73
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 113  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,323 566
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,157 1,849
TOTAL 162,120 112,349

*(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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