National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LANOLIN (CAS#=8020846)
CAS # 8020-84-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X1425

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 299  
086 VETERINARIANS 1,472 294
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 86  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 691  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 104  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 206 62
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 100  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
335 FILE CLERKS 15 15
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 244  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 119  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,829  
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 187  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 589 589
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,924  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 507  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 196  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 771  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 92  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 50  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 12  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 126  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 192  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,562  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,490  
575 ELECTRICIANS 544  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 144  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,918 10
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 428  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,349 32
637 MACHINISTS 24,030 1,448
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,443 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 602 72
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 371  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 282  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 361 57
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,402  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,891 99
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 570  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,965 1,186
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 198  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 552 28
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 10  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 6  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,775 163
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 289  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 51  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 230  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 868 26
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,335 1,225
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,201  
785 ASSEMBLERS 995  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 596  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 70  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,100 825
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 347  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 604 299
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,729 445
TOTAL 84,128 8,045

*(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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