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, TALL OIL, DIESTERS WITH POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL
CAS # 61791-01-3
RTECS #  
Agent Code X9638

OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION (SIC 13)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,670

SUBTOTAL 1,670

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS (SIC 20)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 222

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 214

SUBTOTAL 436

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (SIC 22)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209
725
SUBTOTAL 1,209
725
APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS (SIC 23)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,126
365
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,127
12,127
SUBTOTAL 13,253
12,492
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (SIC 24)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 918
143
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429

726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 410

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,622
834
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 410

SUBTOTAL 5,789
977
PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 26)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 677

453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,450

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 357

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 29

759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 568

764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95

769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 234
234
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,393

779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 942
29
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 268

856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 114

873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 89

SUBTOTAL 6,216
263
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING (SIC 27)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105
7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,159
846
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 595
298
SUBTOTAL 2,859
1,151
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SIC 28)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190
57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285
76
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 171

633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 13

756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,012
38
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 46

777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 513
38
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 19

SUBTOTAL 2,249
209
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (SIC 29)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,593

SUBTOTAL 5,593

RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS (SIC 30)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6

SUBTOTAL 6

MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL (SIC 35)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,270

SUBTOTAL 7,270

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (SIC 36)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 871
811
SUBTOTAL 871
811
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT (SIC 37)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 16
5
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 179
14
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 16

785 ASSEMBLERS 34

SUBTOTAL 245
19
INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SIC 38)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 931
850
785 ASSEMBLERS 174

888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 337
270
SUBTOTAL 1,442
1,120
WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS (SIC 50)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 7

SUBTOTAL 7

BUSINESS SERVICES (SIC 73)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,957
1,398
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 280

SUBTOTAL 2,237
1,398
HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 80)
Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 28

766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 70

SUBTOTAL 98

TOTAL 51,450 19,165
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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