National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHANE, HEXACHLORO-
CAS # 67-72-1
RTECS # KI4025000
Agent Code 17385

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 55  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 23 3
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 19  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 116 39
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,800 525
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 140  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 35  
575 ELECTRICIANS 228  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 103 3
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 257  
637 MACHINISTS 39  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 966  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 175  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 441  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 148  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 306  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 657  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 253  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 18 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 504  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 193  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 26  
TOTAL 8,516 576

*(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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