National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name EPICHLOROHYDRIN
CAS # 106-89-8
RTECS # TX4900000
Agent Code 29010

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 46  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 43  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 48  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,111 534
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 40 10
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 120  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 10 6
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 34 34
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 379 56
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 474 10
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 465 78
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 728 16
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 44  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 1,649 733
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 273  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 427 427
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,402 21
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 338  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 427  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 971 21
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 31 31
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 9 9
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 55  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 250  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,900 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 169  
567 CARPENTERS 1,894 254
575 ELECTRICIANS 16  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 354 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 308  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 155  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 159  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 326  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 769 32
637 MACHINISTS 3,369 300
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 704  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,463  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
659 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WOODWORKERS 60  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 64  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 362  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 21  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 504 404
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 67 33
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 21  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 58 3
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 89  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,329  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,190 197
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 421 33
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 551  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,086 609
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,053 45
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,758 1,064
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 31  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 218  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 33 33
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,028 951
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,720 2,375
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 778 45
785 ASSEMBLERS 11,558 4,620
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 51 19
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 135  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 154  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 386  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 128 4
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 829  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 80  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 180 11
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,948  
TOTAL 80,170 14,921

*(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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