National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ROSIN, HYDROGENATED, METHYL ESTER
CAS # 8050-15-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X1752

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,356  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 180  
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 300 265
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 271 135
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,676 62
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 199 7
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 483  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 5,559 4,424
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 11,345 3,228
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 21,731 16,483
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 61  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 730  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 152  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 418  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 41  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,042 503
575 ELECTRICIANS 673  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,845 75
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,576  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 177  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 449 6
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 26,625 860
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 3,165  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 37  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,722 10
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,576 1,116
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 205 40
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 48
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 749  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,381 277
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 151  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 170 64
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 18  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 425 283
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,060 188
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 914 914
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 785 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,456 589
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 48  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,348 137
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,602 540
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 55  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,769 933
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 753 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,731 2,140
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,101 976
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 970  
785 ASSEMBLERS 17,556 8,636
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 597 329
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101 3
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,286 803
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,564 329
TOTAL 176,772 57,638

*(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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