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 DIACETYL
CAS # 431-03-8
RTECS # EK2625000 
Agent Code 84595

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 352

688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 101
68
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 203
135
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 101
68
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 117

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 101
68
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 270
169
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 574
270
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68
68
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 469

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 169
101
SUBTOTAL 2,525
947
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 268
188
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 644
495
SUBTOTAL 912
683
TOTAL 3,437 1,630
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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