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 WOOL DUST
CAS #
RTECS #  
Agent Code X3259

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,212
3,234
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,672
820
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 852
473
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 288
288
SUBTOTAL 7,024
4,815
APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 237

667 TAILORS 1,146
785
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,945
6,616
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 650
144
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 950
475
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 237

888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 475

SUBTOTAL 12,640
8,020
TOTAL 19,664 12,835
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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