National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CUMENE
CAS # 98-82-8
RTECS # GR8575000
Agent Code 20850

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 78  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 266 81
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6 6
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,065 762
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,058 1,012
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 406  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 944  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,475  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 733 582
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 128  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 24  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,823  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 192 9
785 ASSEMBLERS 3  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 931  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,723  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 11 11
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 911  
TOTAL 14,268 2,760

*(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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