National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACRYLIC ACID
CAS # 79-10-7
RTECS # AS4375000
Agent Code 03570

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 94  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 23  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 210  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 430  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 10,141 9,246
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 690 581
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 21 21
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 81 32
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 445 95
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,184 193
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 375 150
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,248 553
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 80  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,301 859
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 237 10
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 429 427
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,623  
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,714 1,469
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 51  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 104  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,118  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,196 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,426 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 27  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 249 249
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 13  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 559  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 40  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
567 CARPENTERS 260  
575 ELECTRICIANS 19  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 77  
589 GLAZIERS 2,582  
595 ROOFERS 3,781  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,520  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 720  
637 MACHINISTS 5,313 136
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 259  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 4,233 2,372
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 232 58
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 11  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,770 951
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,032 60
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,499 3,195
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 270 108
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 245 115
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,049 54
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,715 138
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 674 7
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 388  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 128 60
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,233 779
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,259  
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,890 5,721
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 324 54
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 330 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 59  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,973  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 526  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 54  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 69  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 229 46
TOTAL 96,535 28,146

*(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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