National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OILS, LARD, ME ESTERS, SULFURIZED
CAS # 68440-40-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X9952

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 247 21
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,617  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 212  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 731  
637 MACHINISTS 2,397  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 147  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 978  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 583 203
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 91 61
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 523 179
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,436  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,054 139
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 974  
TOTAL 14,144 603

*(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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