National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name CITRONELLA OIL
CAS # 8000-29-1
RTECS # GE8750000
Agent Code 19710

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
095 REGISTERED NURSES 224 207
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 167 62
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 560  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 2,518 2,204
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,340 738
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,359 2,512
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 18,280 5,581
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 5,345 5,345
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 142  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,828  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 60  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 244  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 657  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,962  
637 MACHINISTS 10,606 349
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 2  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,001  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 38  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,475 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 749  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,944 1,257
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,722 156
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 334  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,175 1,964
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,097 877
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,434 8,156
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,266 604
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 875 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,174 1,577
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,945 18
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,525 171
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,034 381
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 452 329
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 127  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 394 139
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 950 585
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,739 336
TOTAL 121,331 44,591

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (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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