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 ERYTHRO-HEX-2-ENONIC ACID, D-, GAMMA-LACTONE
CAS # 89-65-6
RTECS #  
Agent Code 81667

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 212
176
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 429

335 FILE CLERKS 227

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 292

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,231
97
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,300
559
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 486

797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 90
30
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 292

888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 847
706
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 423

SUBTOTAL 5,829
1,568
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377
63
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 60

734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,204

735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 309

SUBTOTAL 1,950
63
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 402

SUBTOTAL 402

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 37

723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 149

796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 187
75
SUBTOTAL 373
75
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 259
91
SUBTOTAL 259
91
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 57

SUBTOTAL 57

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (SIC 39)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 281

SUBTOTAL 281

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 629
85
SUBTOTAL 629
85
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
096 PHARMACISTS 101
51
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 134
107
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 139
46
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 115

SUBTOTAL 489
204
TOTAL 10,269 2,086
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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