National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COTTON PROCESSED, DUST
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8715

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 56  
185 DESIGNERS 121 121
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 108  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 36  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 236 236
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,401 435
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,092 8,982
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 508  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 225 225
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,761 2,761
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 384 384
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 308 308
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 362  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 180 180
TOTAL 15,777 13,631

*(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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