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 9-OCTADECENOIC ACID, 12-HYDROXY-, MAGNESIUM SALT (2:1), (R-(Z))-
CAS # 22677-47-0
RTECS #  
Agent Code X2309

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,330
886
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 57

637 MACHINISTS 17

SUBTOTAL 1,404
886
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 149
4
SUBTOTAL 149
4
PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES (SIC 33)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
575 ELECTRICIANS 160

SUBTOTAL 160

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 709
709
575 ELECTRICIANS 93

637 MACHINISTS 436
29
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 15,233
4,352
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,533
2,875
SUBTOTAL 23,004
7,965
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 47

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 22

637 MACHINISTS 46

704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 6

769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 6

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 162
104
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6

784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 12
6
785 ASSEMBLERS 380
117
SUBTOTAL 687
227
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 26

SUBTOTAL 26

LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT (SIC 41)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 516

SUBTOTAL 516

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR (SIC 45)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,018

SUBTOTAL 4,018

ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES (SIC 49)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 442

549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 228

SUBTOTAL 670

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 494

SUBTOTAL 494

TOTAL 31,128 9,082
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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