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 FATTY ACIDS, COCO, POLYMERS WITH ETHYLENE GLYCOL AND MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
CAS # 68604-69-3
RTECS #  
Agent Code E0116

OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION (SIC 13)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 40

SUBTOTAL 40

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS (SIC 15)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 679

SUBTOTAL 679

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS (SIC 16)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386

SUBTOTAL 386

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (SIC 17)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 4,345

SUBTOTAL 4,345

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177

657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709

658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 532

SUBTOTAL 1,418

FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SIC 25)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 665
47
668 UPHOLSTERERS 427
47
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,741
187
SUBTOTAL 2,833
281
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4

SUBTOTAL 4

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 57

SUBTOTAL 57

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (SIC 34)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,180

637 MACHINISTS 598

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 161
54
SUBTOTAL 2,939
54
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
637 MACHINISTS 2,901

SUBTOTAL 2,901

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 529

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 33

SUBTOTAL 562

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,528

579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,324
455
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,758
32
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6
3
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 329
34
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 716
65
785 ASSEMBLERS 105

889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,426
42
SUBTOTAL 8,192
631
TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING (SIC 42)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 35

SUBTOTAL 35

WATER TRANSPORTATION (SIC 44)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,708

SUBTOTAL 1,708

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,018

637 MACHINISTS 117

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 17

SUBTOTAL 1,152

WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 596

SUBTOTAL 596

HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 836
715
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 15

SUBTOTAL 851
715
TOTAL 28,698 1,681
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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