National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALCOHOLS, C16-18, ETHOXYLATED
CAS # 68439-49-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X9071

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 48  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 142 19
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 91  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,068 681
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 121  
637 MACHINISTS 546  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 16  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 85 14
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,455 303
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 30  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 256 91
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,349  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 80  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 18 6
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 122  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 179  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 273 61
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 58 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 989 416
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 176 176
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,994 1,097
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,930 819
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 466 120
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 541  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 267 182
TOTAL 18,330 4,015

*(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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