National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, TALL OIL, DIESTERS WITH POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL
CAS # 61791-01-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X9638

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285 76
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 122 12
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 918 143
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,126 365
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 677  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,842  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 207 14
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,670  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 370  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 16  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,368 1,571
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 298
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,127 12,127
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,041 38
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 614  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 70  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 234 234
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,957 1,398
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,679 1,722
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 14,955 839
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 268  
785 ASSEMBLERS 208  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 121  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 89  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 337 270
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 429  
TOTAL 51,449 19,166

*(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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