National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALFALFA
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 80322

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78 39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 109 89
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 265 176
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 89  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 117  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 195  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 357  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,329 467
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,136 529
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 357  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 847 706
TOTAL 6,731 2,007

*(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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