National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, COCONUT OIL
CAS # 61788-47-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X9260

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 356 87
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 321 8
095 REGISTERED NURSES 577 495
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 259 233
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 41 41
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 176 173
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 27  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 79  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 226 11
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,625 69
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 923 6
373 EXPEDITERS 69  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 92 92
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 11 6
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,925 3,779
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 31,278 7,697
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 296 106
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,528  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 222  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 286  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 712  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 62  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 88  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 882  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 222  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,330 9
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 112  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 123  
567 CARPENTERS 643  
575 ELECTRICIANS 813  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 205  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 547  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 447  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 21  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 739 81
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 283  
637 MACHINISTS 5,984 346
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 364  
667 TAILORS 227  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 723  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 134  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 22 20
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 512  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 15,857 10,533
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 747  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 53  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 215 3
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,202 381
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 865 79
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 49 15
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,455 39
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 394  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 59 59
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,441 80
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 702 56
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 550  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,412 1,051
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,041 9,041
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 68 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 570 161
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 3 3
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 121 121
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 780  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,353  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,533 16
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,372 142
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 758  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 234  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,957 1,398
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,267 304
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 19,159 2,077
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,479 15
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 78 43
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,317 27
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 776 371
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,316  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 181 4
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 70  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 81 81
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 288  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,118  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,479 1,479
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 146 69
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 11,202 3,534
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,878 640
TOTAL 175,149 45,190

*(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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