National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE, TERT-
CAS # 75-91-2
RTECS # EQ4900000
Agent Code 14730

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 107 53
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,061 348
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 329  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 11  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,096 411
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,499 3,195
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 129  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 185 3
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 248 130
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,461 373
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 165 91
TOTAL 12,168 4,787

*(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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