National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACRYLONITRILE
CAS # 107-13-1
RTECS # AT5250000
Agent Code 03800

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 656 85
095 REGISTERED NURSES 725 704
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 39 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,776 277
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 62 52
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,109 2,079
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 94  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
567 CARPENTERS 573  
589 GLAZIERS 2,279  
595 ROOFERS 3,781  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,520  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
637 MACHINISTS 971  
643 BOILERMAKERS 6,423  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 50 7
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 259  
667 TAILORS 847 659
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 162  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209 725
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,090 5,230
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,142 8,001
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,690 963
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 581 313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,965 7
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,452  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 852 81
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,506 1,177
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,543 4,753
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,599 419
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 365  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 993  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,810  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 753  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,977 1,318
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,196 498
TOTAL 81,691 27,358

*(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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