National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, TALLOW, CMPDS. WITH ETHANOLAMINE
CAS # 68153-63-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X9328

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 109 36
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 119  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,036 625
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 909  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,074  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 909  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 182  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 203  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 37  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,749  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 25  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 203  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 205  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 742  
567 CARPENTERS 63  
575 ELECTRICIANS 5,307  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,364  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 157  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,475  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 536  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 867  
637 MACHINISTS 408  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 665 47
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 77  
687 BAKERS 1,883 222
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 221  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 360  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 22  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 817 6
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,897 1,897
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,499 3,195
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 21,955 20,428
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 830  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 117  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 92 22
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 44  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,828 44
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,704 198
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 350  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 37  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 55  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 341  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,068  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 356  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 828 91
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 66  
TOTAL 86,972 26,809

*(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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