National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYL ACRYLATE
CAS # 140-88-5
RTECS # AT0700000
Agent Code 31490

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 792 17
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 114  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 413  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,434 1,098
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 618 190
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 130  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 677  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 2,241  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,832  
567 CARPENTERS 630  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
589 GLAZIERS 2,279  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
595 ROOFERS 3,781  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,520  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
637 MACHINISTS 57  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 522 24
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 26  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 574 287
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,929 572
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,499 3,195
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 384  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,785  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 306 249
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 574  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 140  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 717 108
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,436 1,149
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 192  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,810  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 245 41
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 525 91
TOTAL 44,604 7,205

*(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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