National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHANE, 1,8-EPOXY-P-
CAS # 470-82-6
RTECS # OS9275000
Agent Code 19540

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
084 PHYSICIANS 26  
086 VETERINARIANS 2,844 339
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,103 3,811
096 PHARMACISTS 104 80
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 766 766
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 283 266
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,026 1,026
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 981  
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,192 596
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 138 53
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 129  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 6  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 735 474
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,269 1,037
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,223 3,128
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,600 592
479 FARM WORKERS 766 383
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,356  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,761  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 393  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 593  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,882  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,332  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 34  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 495  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,355  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 8,992 651
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 77  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 278  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 109  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 24  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 589  
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 2,408 26
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,175 1,964
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 560 66
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 574  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,816 604
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,055 472
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,490  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,070  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,589 3,038
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 850  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,770 381
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 327  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 56  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 191  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 159  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 372 139
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 436  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,721 7
TOTAL 83,399 20,158

*(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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