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 OCTANOIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT
CAS # 764-71-6
RTECS # RH0784000 
Agent Code M3309

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 345

749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 345

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 172

SUBTOTAL 862

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 110

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 55

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 110

769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,212
165
SUBTOTAL 1,487
165
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 359

705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 180
36
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 144

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 108

SUBTOTAL 791
36
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 121

637 MACHINISTS 436
29
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,455
303
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 30

769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 273
61
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 271
30
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,461
4,352
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 327

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 25

SUBTOTAL 18,414
4,775
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 177
95
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 256
171
SUBTOTAL 433
266
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 310

723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 93

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 7

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 723

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 24

SUBTOTAL 1,157

TOTAL 23,144 5,242
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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