National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LINSEED OIL, POLYMD.
CAS # 67746-08-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X9336

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,381  
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 27 27
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 80  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 80  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,060 57
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 20  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,652  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,165  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 319  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 704 53
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 115  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 852  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 212  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,307  
567 CARPENTERS 65  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 918  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,449  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 419 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 566  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 802 170
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 29  
637 MACHINISTS 1,992 109
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 86  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 259  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 437  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 930 541
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 47,943 2,257
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,080 123
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 13  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,437 1,640
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 203  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 10 10
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 212  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,824 12
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 377  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,857  
785 ASSEMBLERS 598 447
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 329 329
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,695 363
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 756 329
TOTAL 88,692 9,729

*(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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