National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name STEARIC ACID, MAGNESIUM SALT
CAS # 557-04-0
RTECS #
Agent Code 81884

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 403 403
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 141 72
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 937 284
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 108 73
084 PHYSICIANS 280 190
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 29,394 28,349
096 PHARMACISTS 4,821 2,842
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 41 41
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,385 1,808
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 2,254 1,868
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 908 808
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 495 495
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 482 44
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 424 19
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 488 207
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,652 611
335 FILE CLERKS 1,465 1,063
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,147  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 434 167
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 152  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 49 29
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,098 469
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 904 894
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,922 448
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 5,414  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,928 701
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 2,139 1,881
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 197  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 59  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 323 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 599  
575 ELECTRICIANS 145  
595 ROOFERS 1,851  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 4,070 1,251
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 67 67
667 TAILORS 623  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 789 379
673 APPAREL AND FABRIC PATTERNMAKERS 53 53
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 18 18
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,042 651
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,445 920
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 361 197
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 638  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 145  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 78 39
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 831 671
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 22,858 14,415
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 631  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,975 489
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 595 298
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,451 9,916
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,450 79
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,457 941
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,614 3,355
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,673 71
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,100  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 530 265
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,419 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,134 637
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 12,987 5,710
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,133 1,884
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 91  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,955 7,175
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,739 976
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 153  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 111  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 465  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,744  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 313  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 6,076 3,851
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 7,902 1,573
TOTAL 184,994 101,129

*(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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