National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name EPOXIDIZED SOYBEAN OIL
CAS # 8013-07-8
RTECS #
Agent Code M0773

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 6  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 195  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 86 78
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,068 704
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 92  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 248 122
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 178 104
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 853 375
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 209  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
313 SECRETARIES 568 189
335 FILE CLERKS 253  
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 359 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 395 155
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 18,327 186
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 4,331  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,451 14
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 258  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 16  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,387  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 612  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 12  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 13  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 649  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 498 94
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,106  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 708  
567 CARPENTERS 5,639  
575 ELECTRICIANS 23,263  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 7,008 33
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,892  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 418  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,319 10
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 451  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,362 62
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 10,305 255
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 264 18
637 MACHINISTS 37,513 2,275
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 2,273  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 3,089 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 304  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 364  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,213 1,380
667 TAILORS 197  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 194  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 704 299
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 134  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 353  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,680 164
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 282  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 710 62
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,938 57
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,789  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,818 37
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 993  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,338  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,735 450
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 403  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,751  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,553 5,766
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,432 289
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 286  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 465  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,143 2,737
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 403 374
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,525 9,429
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 983 386
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,470 1,470
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 6,753 275
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 734 45
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,108 526
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,629 2,670
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,404 746
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 223  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,544 1,259
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 204 202
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 366 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,465 53
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,957 1,398
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 19,958 3,361
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,455 4,606
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,128 128
785 ASSEMBLERS 21,176 14,240
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 46  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,637 594
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 91  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 623  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 212  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,798 156
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 5,802 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 4,480 1,354
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 4,410 1,081
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 258  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 10,027 8,041
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 566  
TOTAL 321,670 69,622

*(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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