National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL-, COBALT(2+) SALT
CAS # 136-52-7
RTECS #
Agent Code T1628

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 804  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 1,612  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 394 36
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,231 359
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 5  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 197  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 109  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 920 616
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,534 53
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,727 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,833  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 72  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 214  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,293  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,816 379
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
567 CARPENTERS 3,029 471
575 ELECTRICIANS 109  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 972 24
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 37  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 36  
637 MACHINISTS 2,510 342
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 765  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 103  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 339 6
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 168 19
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 12  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,632 85
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 59  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,460  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,149 385
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,717  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,118 116
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,058  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,456 613
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 172  
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19 19
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 97  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 268  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 32 5
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,835 1,789
TOTAL 75,999 7,434

*(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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