National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL
CAS # 8001-78-3
RTECS #
Agent Code M1137

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 752 403
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 305  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 383 14
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 182  
084 PHYSICIANS 54 54
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
096 PHARMACISTS 1,094 739
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 21 14
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 65 46
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 585 331
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,586 432
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 214 88
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 12 12
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,332  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 636  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 122  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 21 21
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 16,188 629
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 422  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 222  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 6,801  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 3,061 129
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,639 9
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,199  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3,476  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,156  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,885 1,306
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,003 352
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 157  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
567 CARPENTERS 15,677  
575 ELECTRICIANS 4,889  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 569 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,657  
589 GLAZIERS 449  
595 ROOFERS 80  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 1,033  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 716  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 526 7
637 MACHINISTS 7,064  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 50 50
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 417  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 1,107 452
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 75  
679 BOOKBINDERS 458 89
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,613 1,143
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 180 106
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 48 10
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,537  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 278  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 194 64
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 329  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 29 14
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 271  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 977 261
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 53  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,737 203
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 697 363
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,069 656
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 51  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,012 309
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 960 680
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,342 289
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 185 64
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 1,640  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 82  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,603 318
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,787 2,073
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,617  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 803 546
785 ASSEMBLERS 16,081 4,895
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 326 107
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 370 244
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 190 49
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 609  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,760  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,320 172
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 619  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 19,882 183
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 377 377
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 905  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 354 63
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,557  
TOTAL 181,057 20,829

*(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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