National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BUTADIENE, 1,3-
CAS # 106-99-0
RTECS # EI9275000
Agent Code 13410

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 16  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 177  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 297  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 30  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,110 118
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 346 105
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 98 14
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,830  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,129 75
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,199  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 19  
575 ELECTRICIANS 26,318 244
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,653  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 308  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 109  
637 MACHINISTS 980  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 62  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 28  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,209 725
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 47  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 384  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,856  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 115 87
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 151  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,150 43
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 78  
785 ASSEMBLERS 178  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 192  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 162  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 332  
TOTAL 51,971 1,410

*(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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