National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NEODECANOIC ACID
CAS # 26896-20-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X9936

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 100 78
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 116 39
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,228 356
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 356 44
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 134  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,669 28
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 321  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 970  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 304  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 80  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,328  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,246  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,040 4
575 ELECTRICIANS 43  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,072  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 949  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 3  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,590  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 967  
637 MACHINISTS 40,698 547
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 167 52
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 128  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 597  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 10,919 1,096
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 1,986 57
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,837 119
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,479  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,656 824
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,337 213
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,730 116
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 674 75
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,554  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 48  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 993 329
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,203  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,152 636
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,880 54
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 13,472 274
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,105 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,270 271
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,432 1,265
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 129  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 79  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 238  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,401 329
TOTAL 136,361 9,575

*(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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