National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TALL OIL
CAS # 8002-26-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 80216

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,314 1,224
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 43  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 1,031  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,072 209
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,342 1,326
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 382 358
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 317 296
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 298 56
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 64 55
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 107 84
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 821 352
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,515 435
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 255 23
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 134 7
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,815  
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,589  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 230 3
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,173  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,139 1,412
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 283 31
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 84 84
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,158 1,158
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 20,621 13,575
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 31,420 3,853
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 443  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 16,501  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 7,335  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 3,221 243
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 1,634  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,931  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 311  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,748  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,263  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 732 276
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 982 87
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 723  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 440  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 2,210  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,909 76
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 8,676 302
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 731  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 483  
567 CARPENTERS 5,355 10
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,480  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,586  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,394 75
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 655  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,045  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,984  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,306  
637 MACHINISTS 61,990 2,494
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 178 52
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 51  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 128  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 3,879 1,939
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 333  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 206  
679 BOOKBINDERS 590 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 359 335
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 6,204 1,247
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 23  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 601 172
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 305  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,542 31
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,316  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 5,925 2,681
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,031  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 560 213
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,668 1,886
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 670 10
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 179 104
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,662 127
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,554  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 64  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 134 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 38,277 2,106
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,080 123
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,363 298
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,357 741
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 316 156
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 438 292
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,023 156
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,630 45
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 464 77
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,593 1,232
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 128 64
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 5,805  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 801 330
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 280 280
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 17,918 1,809
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 25,059 2,145
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,534 10
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 19  
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,396 3,267
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 360 360
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 4,565 415
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 409 17
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 103  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 717 363
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 54  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 413  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,272  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,041 182
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 80  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 11,641 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 4,130 1,052
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 438  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,363  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,910  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,836 3,966
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,686 91
TOTAL 443,476 58,551

*(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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