National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FATTY ACIDS, C18-UNSATD., DIMERS, REACTION PRODUCTS WITH POLYETHYLENEPOLYAMINES
CAS # 68410-23-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X1219

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 111  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 190  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 458 229
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 23 7
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,725  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 561 274
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 371 3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 201  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 925 21
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,649 733
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 530 82
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,376 90
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 406 9
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 413  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 560  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 43  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,888 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207  
567 CARPENTERS 237 14
575 ELECTRICIANS 90 6
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 269  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 57  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 295  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 155  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 6,111  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 181  
637 MACHINISTS 1,270 75
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 4,450  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 17 3
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 49 49
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,231 164
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,845 31
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 438 154
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 136  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 402 269
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 626  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,189 106
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 154 31
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 58 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,592 337
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,905 1,273
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 761 3
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 6 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,132 3,166
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 10  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,169 195
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 386  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 369  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,700  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,789 1,789
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,683  
TOTAL 71,353 9,746

*(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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