National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALCOHOLS, C12-14, ETHOXYLATED
CAS # 68439-50-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X9036

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 139  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 350  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 537 38
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 934  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,401  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 680  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 16  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 841 778
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,556 1,296
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,777  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 69  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,094  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,651 436
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 747 747
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 16  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 187  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 123  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 31  
TOTAL 16,672 3,295

*(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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