National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHLOROETHANE
CAS # 75-00-3
RTECS # KH7525000
Agent Code 31970

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
005 ADMINISTRATORS AND OFFICIALS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 14 3
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 16  
084 PHYSICIANS 731 101
085 DENTISTS 1,598 523
095 REGISTERED NURSES 27,770 25,669
096 PHARMACISTS 251 133
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 2,651 2,011
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 4,929 2,464
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 635 539
204 DENTAL HYGIENISTS 85 49
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,380 541
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 745 456
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 738 248
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 243 182
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 24  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 480 225
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 161 39
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 186  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 746 184
567 CARPENTERS 371  
575 ELECTRICIANS 13  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 185  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 171  
637 MACHINISTS 67  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 79  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 324 324
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 78 26
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 337  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 451 263
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 18  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 537 225
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 259  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3  
785 ASSEMBLERS 995 809
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 20 10
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 837  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 324 324
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 6  
TOTAL 49,210 35,368

*(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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