National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, COCONUT OIL, POTASSIUM SALTS
CAS # 61789-30-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X9399

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 237 199
084 PHYSICIANS 112 112
095 REGISTERED NURSES 14,878 9,679
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 897 565
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 212 150
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 27  
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,130 1,130
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 704 500
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 235 52
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 760 760
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 35  
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 17  
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 35 17
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 35  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,868 2,868
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,848 1,511
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 24,140 10,868
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 17  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 470  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 173 6
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 35  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 157  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,360  
575 ELECTRICIANS 250  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 127  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,180 380
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 393  
637 MACHINISTS 880  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 219  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 127 63
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 28 28
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209 725
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,483 1,344
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 785 35
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 204 57
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,894 1,199
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 332 17
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 90 48
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,636 1,721
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,957 1,398
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,205 2,217
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,904 3,231
785 ASSEMBLERS 887 443
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 11,501 4,452
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 190 190
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,575 63
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 87  
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 157 52
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 52  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 52 35
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 3,121 507
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 209 70
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 6,857 950
TOTAL 103,613 47,695

*(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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