National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIETHYLENETRIAMINE
CAS # 111-40-0
RTECS # IE1225000
Agent Code 25210

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 140  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 137  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 64 3
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 458 229
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 619  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
185 DESIGNERS 66  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 307 10
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,896 92
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 652 82
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,467 852
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 273  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,836  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 338  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,925 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 21  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 52 31
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,639 9
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 32  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 560  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 666  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,568  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 169  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 108  
567 CARPENTERS 237 14
575 ELECTRICIANS 86  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,050 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 538  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 418  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 564  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350 32
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 262  
637 MACHINISTS 2,888 7
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 523  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 4,190 28
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 52 11
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 561  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,785 1,455
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 177 155
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 53  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,274  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 66  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 131  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,911 963
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,467 783
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,723 38
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,392 1,092
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 256  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,954 1,044
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,220 134
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,784 1,177
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 436  
785 ASSEMBLERS 22,259 5,340
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 200 20
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 32  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 983 327
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 812 67
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 24  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,155 1,155
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 387  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 180 11
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 666 17
TOTAL 94,517 15,589

*(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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