National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIMETHOXYMETHANE
CAS # 109-87-5
RTECS # PA8750000
Agent Code 26075

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 87 87
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 516  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 65  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,445 304
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 485 3
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 7  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 114 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 19  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 73  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 4,076 423
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 735 474
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,351 2,554
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 27,746 4,042
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 29  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 210  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 74  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 372  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,384 81
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,151  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 179  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 29  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 36  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,370  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,463 7
567 CARPENTERS 2,060  
575 ELECTRICIANS 11,115  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,620  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,610 3
595 ROOFERS 80  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 664  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 7  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 395  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,631 21
637 MACHINISTS 39,743 3,930
643 BOILERMAKERS 14  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 5  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,908  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,159 695
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 24 11
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,168  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 67 34
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 643 203
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9 2
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 476  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,590 244
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 355  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 226 53
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,659 1,326
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 135  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 41  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,390 1,168
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 177 177
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 653  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 223  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,724 1,887
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,216 35
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 4,256  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,597 1,597
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,135 1,713
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 14  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 542  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 22 5
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 744  
TOTAL 156,806 21,093

*(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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