National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TANNINS
CAS # 1401-55-4
RTECS # WW5075000
Agent Code T1577

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 19 5
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,071 7,747
096 PHARMACISTS 331 186
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,807 2,450
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 993 689
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 198 198
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 38  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 101 91
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 29 6
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 262 198
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,151  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 3,629 3,629
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 270  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 297 119
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,748  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 92  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 335  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 5,362  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 789 379
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 631  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,841 1,484
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,031 303
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 94  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 458  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 280  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,578 967
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,210 1,263
TOTAL 41,974 19,715

*(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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