National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, TALL-OIL, POLYMD., ME ESTERS
CAS # 68605-41-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X9950

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 100 78
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 116 39
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 128  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 870 18
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 18  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 562  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 49  
637 MACHINISTS 20,039 434
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 167 52
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 128  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,037 781
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 844  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,086  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 363 213
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 44  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 142 20
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,593 80
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 607 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 44  
TOTAL 32,644 1,854

*(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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