National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ANIMAL PARTS AND PRODUCTS, NEC-COW
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X8264

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78 39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 1,093 914
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 264 211
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 7,935 6,300
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 993 689
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,103 1,412
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 6,259 3,125
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 50 50
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 472 33
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 200 18
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 852 517
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 34 34
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,229  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 5,576 4,349
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 356  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 637  
637 MACHINISTS 250  
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 12,152 2,370
687 BAKERS 285  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 235  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,302 1,005
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 163  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,092 674
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,553  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 643 536
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,092 839
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 599 453
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 264  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 787 199
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,240  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,752 4,894
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,040  
TOTAL 68,171 28,662

*(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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