National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name WOOL, NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8865

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
185 DESIGNERS 484 415
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 553 553
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 613 208
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 407 31
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,401  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 20  
567 CARPENTERS 62  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 474 81
666 DRESSMAKERS 92 92
667 TAILORS 4,461 2,768
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 208 208
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 528  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,164 984
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,274 4,092
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 841 778
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,066 12,271
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,073 537
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 40 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,479 2,660
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 121 121
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 196 40
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 93  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,495 1,361
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 671 537
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 454 112
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 934 249
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,147 898
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 60 60
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 31  
TOTAL 48,322 29,350

*(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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