National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CYCLOHEXANONE
CAS # 108-94-1
RTECS # GW1050000
Agent Code 21660

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 1,475  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 148  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 6,699  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,640 543
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 105 82
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 226 118
185 DESIGNERS 417 28
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 224 14
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 716 185
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,353 827
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 81 32
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 916 51
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,818 488
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6,058 1,929
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 741 328
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,989 534
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 307  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 795 568
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,073 239
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 585 427
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 565 353
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 34 34
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 20,159 192
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 730 365
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 719  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,186  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 86  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 8,746 387
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 55  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 2,914  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 7,762  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 37  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 622  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 17,212  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 484 447
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 334 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 6,502 390
555 SUPERVISORS, ELECTRICIANS AND POWER TRANSMISSION INSTALLERS 429  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,065  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 1,188  
567 CARPENTERS 777 14
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 2,264  
575 ELECTRICIANS 60,568 162
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 11,612 147
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,786 553
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 64,615  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 122  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 2,950  
595 ROOFERS 2,450  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,158  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 12,132  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 2,453 198
637 MACHINISTS 3,629  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 999 250
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 2  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 263  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,736  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 526  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 42  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,158  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 541 492
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 411  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 74  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 94  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 102  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,840 32
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,257  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,230 818
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 34
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 33,227 2,417
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 3,941 427
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 706 29
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,191 1,075
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,925 322
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,349 582
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 151 62
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,824 531
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,971 184
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 397  
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,306 2,521
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 68  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,938 186
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,594 1,128
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,525 822
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 9,949 1,529
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 657  
785 ASSEMBLERS 11,328 6,780
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,226  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 459  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 818 507
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 883 473
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 307  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,883  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 386  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 646 199
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 23,944 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 260  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 772 640
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 253  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,848 5,443
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 10,309 4,040
TOTAL 436,935 43,406

*(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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