National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, TALL-OIL, POTASSIUM SALTS
CAS # 61790-44-1
RTECS #
Agent Code M1951

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 87 87
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 516  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 249  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 415  
084 PHYSICIANS 2,221 1,217
095 REGISTERED NURSES 14,778 14,605
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 242 19
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 27  
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 46 46
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 93 93
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 447 160
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 407  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 35  
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 17  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 5,396  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,137 17
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,763  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 35  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 4,989  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,080 2,057
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 16,573 11,587
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 72,244 17,364
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 61  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 3,245 14
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 6,148  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 569  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 4,093  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,285  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,069  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 127 6
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 35  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 993 4
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 405  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 979 5
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,786  
567 CARPENTERS 338  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,313  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 622  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,067 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 324  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 791 78
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 6,818 1,026
637 MACHINISTS 52,120 3,693
643 BOILERMAKERS 34 6
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 9  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,347 43
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 44  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 378  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,959 455
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 278  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 332  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 171  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,026 3
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 10,057 2,878
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,031  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,896 452
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,297 1,988
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,255 11
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 2,408 26
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 105  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,656 73
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 417 335
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 93  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 509  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,341 283
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,622  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,593 1,454
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 431 54
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 288 192
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,311 371
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 204 57
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,585 705
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,486 320
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,409 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 97  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 516  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 14,463 1,088
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 27,739 6,803
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6,370 424
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,977 2,382
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 1,549  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 114  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,300 398
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,049 83
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 128  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 346 346
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 104  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,369 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 534 321
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,679  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 423  
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 157 52
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 616 116
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 52 35
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 140  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 292 70
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,006 171
TOTAL 350,703 75,607

*(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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