National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation within 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name GINGER
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code 80417

OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION (SIC 13)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,138

SUBTOTAL 3,138

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS (SIC 15)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 104

SUBTOTAL 104

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 444
293
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 377

505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 302

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 232

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,396
529
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 176

769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 643
536
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,195
1,054
SUBTOTAL 4,765
2,412
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 106
85
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 988

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 213
106
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 213

888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 531
159
SUBTOTAL 2,051
350
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 195
5
SUBTOTAL 195
5
LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT (SIC 41)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,125

SUBTOTAL 2,125

COMMUNICATION (SIC 48)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 101

SUBTOTAL 101

TOTAL 12,479 2,767
RELATED PAGES: Estimates by SIC, Estimates by Occupation

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC where the agent was observed. Not all SICs were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed SICs. (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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