National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 9-OCTADECENAMIDE, N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-, (Z)-
CAS # 93-83-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X9293

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 147 147
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 138 90
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 127 39
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 95 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 369 216
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 2,990 249
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 3 3
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,050 162
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 21,564 15,795
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,168  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 307  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 62  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 736  
575 ELECTRICIANS 144  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 42  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 3  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 725  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 332  
637 MACHINISTS 16,896 859
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 181 52
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 378 136
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 34 11
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 16  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 156 109
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 477 382
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 5,809 797
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 308  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,164  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,086  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 912 59
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 363  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,279 192
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,577  
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 308  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,318  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,123  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,646 707
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 44  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 58  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,391  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 351 183
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,132 141
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 288 192
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 9 6
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 77 38
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 640 68
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 714 210
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 421 10
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 608 58
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 33 33
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,270 616
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,242 714
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 667 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,634 380
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 21 14
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,011 29
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 242 88
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 6  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 231  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 238  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,179 1,179
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,525 11
TOTAL 103,140 24,322

*(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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