National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COTTON, NEC
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8866

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 639 145
095 REGISTERED NURSES 17 17
185 DESIGNERS 916 777
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 113 81
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 590 240
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 604 201
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 28 7
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 547 183
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 553 553
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 17  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,862 603
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 35  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 37 37
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,622 344
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 17  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 4,394 86
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 232  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 35  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 157  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 233  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,192 68
575 ELECTRICIANS 87  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,338 185
666 DRESSMAKERS 1,449 1,449
667 TAILORS 5,456 3,260
668 UPHOLSTERERS 3,724 1,790
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 415 415
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 277 208
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 161  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,090  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,184 306
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 168  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 102  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 33,320 21,351
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,928 2,614
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 171  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 111,778 110,124
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,959 10,629
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,036 286
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 10,573 3,109
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 171 171
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,000 190
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,080  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 181  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,093 1,764
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,739 941
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 24,669 16,870
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,379 843
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,224 500
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 277 277
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 4,565 415
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,079 1,580
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 39  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 939 793
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 230  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,395 1,090
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 304  
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 157 52
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,664 672
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 52 35
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 891 874
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,711 1,701
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,871 517
TOTAL 270,767 188,354

*(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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