National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CELLULOSE, POWDER
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X9854

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 976  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,029 6,637
096 PHARMACISTS 1,367 817
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 374 337
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 288  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 446 194
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 489  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 86  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 151  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 190  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 67 51
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,389 1,711
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,033  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 130  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 453 453
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,321 225
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,110 870
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 17 17
TOTAL 22,219 11,450

*(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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