National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CASTOR OIL, DEHYDRATED
CAS # 64147-40-6
RTECS #
Agent Code M2972

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 280  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 26  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 505 185
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 307 80
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 76  
309 PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 370 329
313 SECRETARIES 158 158
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,059 165
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 735 474
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,153 36
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414 302
567 CARPENTERS 4,801 244
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 915 75
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 418  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 280 88
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,671  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 48 48
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 81  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 62 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,240 725
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 906 434
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,243 38
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,937 508
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 908 38
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,238 35
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 608  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,548 595
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,216 24
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 195  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,803 600
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 660  
TOTAL 49,245 5,413

*(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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