National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name COBALT 2-ETHYLHEXOATE
CAS # 13586-82-8
RTECS #
Agent Code 83434

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 395  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 550 540
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 396 396
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 215 29
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 547 93
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285 76
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 400  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,825 1,230
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 9,093 43
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,560  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 386  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,199  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 366  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,704 302
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
567 CARPENTERS 17,450  
575 ELECTRICIANS 4,496  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 6,299 234
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 212  
589 GLAZIERS 449  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,033  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,816 254
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 484  
637 MACHINISTS 453  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 771  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,107 452
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,838 370
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 28  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 15  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 134  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 53  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,442 85
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 479 319
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 59  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 13  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,192 83
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,250 61
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,245 38
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 99  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,578  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,206 408
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 89  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 72  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 268  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,741  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,789 1,789
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,766 116
TOTAL 110,046 7,723

*(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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