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, C16-18 AND C18-UNSATD., ME ESTERS
CAS # 67762-38-3
RTECS #  
Agent Code E0725

PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 166

709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 832
499
SUBTOTAL 998
499
MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,680

637 MACHINISTS 4,370

SUBTOTAL 7,050

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 194

684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,037
781
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 218

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 21

SUBTOTAL 3,470
781
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 22
11
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 164

544 MILLWRIGHTS 426

634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 301
6
637 MACHINISTS 33

715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 94
5
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 654
31
SUBTOTAL 1,703
53
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,661
611
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 225

637 MACHINISTS 181

696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 50

SUBTOTAL 2,186
611
WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 398

SUBTOTAL 398

TOTAL 15,805 1,944
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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