National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANIMAL KINGDOM, FISH-DEAD
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X6777

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,059 494
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 46 46
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 424 212
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,183 773
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,103 919
335 FILE CLERKS 559 559
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 31  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,399 1,431
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,526  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 218 93
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 798 325
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 163  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 122  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 958  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 280 280
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 404 218
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 31  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 489  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 5,611 3,497
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 62  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 62  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 800  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 31  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 12,013 10,264
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 235  
TOTAL 32,607 19,111

*(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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