National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZALDEHYDE, 3-ETHOXY-4-HYDROXY-
CAS # 121-32-4
RTECS # CU6125000
Agent Code M4743

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,262 7,914
096 PHARMACISTS 1,196 674
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 406 312
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 296 296
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 817 432
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 546 250
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,501  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 564 417
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,330 780
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,011 2,011
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,972 2,906
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,966 822
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 5,455 3,877
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 96  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 988  
567 CARPENTERS 9  
637 MACHINISTS 880  
667 TAILORS 24  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 71  
687 BAKERS 1,624 162
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 753  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,317 94
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,260 4,260
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 215 191
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,899  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 232 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 72 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,976 1,362
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,305 1,956
785 ASSEMBLERS 191 44
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 463 431
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 193  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 213  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,413 697
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 787 154
TOTAL 53,949 31,080

*(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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