National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS-TOBACCO
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8721

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80 16
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 3  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 35  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 80  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 293 51
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 274 51
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 306 58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 476 87
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 35  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 116 19
TOTAL 1,699 283

*(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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