National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ASCORBIC ACID, L-
CAS # 50-81-7
RTECS # CI7650000
Agent Code M0462

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 7 7
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,809 823
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 133 31
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 176 145
084 PHYSICIANS 10  
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 36,291 34,587
096 PHARMACISTS 5,275 2,453
097 DIETITIANS 415 415
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 2,601 1,365
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 1,030 94
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 6,462 4,633
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 187 51
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,070 753
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,974 1,533
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,171 699
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 5,123 2,573
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 734 183
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,147  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 76  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,464 1,189
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,926 2,192
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,011 2,011
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,155 828
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 26,494 20,252
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 601 221
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,064 892
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 561 468
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,121  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 19  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 161  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,020  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 559  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,198  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,846 783
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,333 546
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 159  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 91  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,180 271
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,408 152
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,786 144
785 ASSEMBLERS 174  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,927 1,560
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 703 46
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 313  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 213  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,140 1,627
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 686 91
TOTAL 137,698 84,231

*(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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