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 DECANOIC ACID
CAS # 334-48-5
RTECS # HD9100000 
Agent Code 84495

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 212

224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,267
216
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 96

754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827
276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 358

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,368
288
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 360

877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 265

SUBTOTAL 4,891
780
RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 381

SUBTOTAL 381

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 278

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 40

SUBTOTAL 318

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
637 MACHINISTS 1,765

SUBTOTAL 1,765

INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 221
165
SUBTOTAL 221
165
AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES (SIC 75)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 302

SUBTOTAL 302

TOTAL 7,878 945
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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