National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CAPRYLIC ACID
CAS # 124-07-2
RTECS # RH0175000
Agent Code 84154

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 787  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 212  
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 35 23
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 917 33
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,355 216
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 13  
359 DISPATCHERS 317  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 903  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 488  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 134 134
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 27,471 643
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 6,143  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 10,725  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 12,158 8
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 97  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 86  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 6,180  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 3,917 72
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,272 123
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 237  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,341  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 17,208 302
567 CARPENTERS 171  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,893 87
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 5,555  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 197  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 32  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,362  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,256  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,348  
637 MACHINISTS 17,865 765
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 643  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 83  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 201  
667 TAILORS 450 45
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 210  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 56  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,761  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 69  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 16  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,009  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,963  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,487  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 516  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 286  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,101 484
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,743 262
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 588  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 11  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,439  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 587  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 256  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 568 284
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,773 916
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 390  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 352 107
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 321 224
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 306  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 736 8
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,011 786
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 234 234
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,428 201
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,049 325
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,949  
785 ASSEMBLERS 13,586 954
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 608  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,470 37
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 802  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 354  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,960  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 762  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 314  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 384  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,061  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 473  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 130  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 614  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 216  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 10,492  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 74  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 306  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,531  
TOTAL 222,149 8,182

*(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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