National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COUMARIN
CAS # 91-64-5
RTECS # GN4200000
Agent Code 20340

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 4,033 555
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,434  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 143 11
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
084 PHYSICIANS 138 76
095 REGISTERED NURSES 9,533 9,300
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 649 543
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 687 602
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 988 197
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,672 1,265
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 819 404
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189 142
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,721 8,887
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 301 134
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 155 56
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
335 FILE CLERKS 117 117
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 96 72
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 609  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 1,290 1,032
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 2,584 1,983
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 2,977 2,113
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 23,163 15,483
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 20,044 5,446
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 32,659 25,387
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 403 190
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 41 14
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 970  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 61  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 264  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 173  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 96  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,833 218
567 CARPENTERS 9  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,093  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 485  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,843  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 2,319 1,028
637 MACHINISTS 14,177 576
667 TAILORS 24  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 191 120
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 168 151
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,261 455
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 38  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,090  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 748 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,621 274
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,398 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 990  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,714 1,895
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 799 9
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 218  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 425 283
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,791 211
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 29  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 167  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,260 4,260
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,817 1,625
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,312 1,068
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,120 8,156
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,723 722
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 816 662
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,377 147
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 48 48
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3,743  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 252
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 572 144
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 686 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 7,440 2,103
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,502 1,649
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 881 24
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,749 3,359
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 809 664
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 1,129  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 64  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 170  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 190  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 485 439
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,337 1,612
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,958 413
TOTAL 239,705 110,313

*(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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