National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CYCLOHEXANE
CAS # 110-82-7
RTECS # GU6300000
Agent Code 21190

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 158  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 6  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 47  
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 7,128 1,126
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 214 164
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,885 1,108
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,743 1,083
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686 300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 8,135 2,200
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 101 51
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 530 183
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 155 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 9  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 795 596
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,169 41
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,936  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 670  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3  
567 CARPENTERS 65  
575 ELECTRICIANS 414  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 39 3
593 INSULATION WORKERS 61  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 312  
637 MACHINISTS 10  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 2  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 439 212
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 93  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 74  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9 2
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 723  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,093 268
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,889 438
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,171 91
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 942  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 39 39
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 889 52
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 43
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,193  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,011 2,520
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 773  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,469 805
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 3,001 1,200
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 149  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 576  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 431 173
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,563 1,363
TOTAL 55,077 14,873

*(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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