National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name LIGNIN
CAS # 9005-53-2
RTECS # OI6000000
Agent Code 80293

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 11  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 148 134
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
417 FIREFIGHTING OCCUPATIONS 50  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,613 350
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 94  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 479  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 315  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 122  
567 CARPENTERS 122  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 366  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 122  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 3  
637 MACHINISTS 215  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 465  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 115 14
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 123  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 112  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 44  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 386  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,623 27
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 538 44
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 639 8
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 35  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,830  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 44  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 206  
TOTAL 16,974 629

*(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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