National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANIMAL FEATHERS AND DOWN, CHICKEN
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8232

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,037 154
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,333 1,075
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 39  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 39  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 39  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 39  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 77  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 39  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 39  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 303  
TOTAL 2,982 1,229

*(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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