National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, TALLOW, TRIETHANOLAMINE SALTS
CAS # 61790-67-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X9326

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 131  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 53 42
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 909 192
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 991 84
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 999 233
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3,560  
366 METER READERS 2,207  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 113 81
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 7 2
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,017 421
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 43  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 716  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 28 6
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 53  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 824 76
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,028  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 15  
575 ELECTRICIANS 292  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 155  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 326  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 958  
637 MACHINISTS 3,489 5
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 35 29
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 585 460
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 94  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 69 3
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 372 39
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,463 303
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 30  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 169 7
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 925 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 24  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 34 7
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 274 91
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 266  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,733  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 820 442
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 222 63
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 637 164
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 223 188
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,453 28
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 887  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 106  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,613 256
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,653 2,087
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 516 55
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6,922 86
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 3,819 2,747
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,522 2,536
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,931 1,040
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 193 98
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 819  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 443  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 385  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 133  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 21  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 102 2
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 979 35
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 144 6
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 744  
TOTAL 70,654 12,623

*(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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