National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, TALLOW, CALCIUM SALTS
CAS # 64755-01-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X9454

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,353 414
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 94  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,734 2
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 494  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 16  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,784  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 285  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,904  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 266  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,436 3
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,797  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 5,941  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 209  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 6,003 65
637 MACHINISTS 632  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 16  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 69  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 154  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 99  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 441  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 339  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 563 152
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 403  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 319  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 207  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 539  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 23  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 451  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,068  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,460  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 104  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,043 278
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 498  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 626 417
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 10,624 88
TOTAL 48,209 1,420

*(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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