National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CASTOR OIL, ETHOXYLATED
CAS # 61791-12-6
RTECS #
Agent Code T2051

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 23 7
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 476 51
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 21 21
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 811 139
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 285 76
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,126 365
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 35  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,817 534
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 339  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414 302
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 4,945 170
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 1,386  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 70  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 532  
667 TAILORS 351 140
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 56  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 42 42
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 39 7
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,425 1,050
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 15  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,907 54
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 451 451
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 17,980 17,906
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 175  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,564 300
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 9 6
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,521 153
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 189 48
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 35 35
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,347 288
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,853  
785 ASSEMBLERS 419 29
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,224  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 1,578  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 841  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 108  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,323  
TOTAL 63,606 25,006

*(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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