National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINE
CAS # 100-97-0
RTECS # MN4725000
Agent Code 33675

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 863 200
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 1,258 975
096 PHARMACISTS 63 9
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,847 1,440
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 44  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 83  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 58  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 105 7
275 SALES COUNTER CLERKS 1,059  
315 TYPISTS 72  
335 FILE CLERKS 671 549
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 809 686
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,113  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 5,672 2,836
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 670 631
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,602 1,601
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 23,305 6,862
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,396  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 567 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 57  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 24  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 3,405  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 403  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 704  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 95  
567 CARPENTERS 4,181  
575 ELECTRICIANS 144  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,691  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 338 56
595 ROOFERS 4,301  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 3,515  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 746  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,408 144
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 561  
637 MACHINISTS 5,470 431
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 19  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 166  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 6,802 107
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 565 151
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 1,578 18
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,529 316
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 123 59
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 502  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 556 62
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 519  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,050 47
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 242  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 331 23
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,916 4,748
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 794  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 247  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 234 51
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,954 1,042
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,036 1,836
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 379 28
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 266  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,193 1,571
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 465 320
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,678 434
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,462 264
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 412  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 710 651
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 5,677 60
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 371  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,196 529
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 14,491 1,821
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 6,934 398
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6,645 247
785 ASSEMBLERS 18,630 6,437
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 12  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,118 1,889
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 131  
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 3,176  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 332  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,276 647
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 454  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 74  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 25  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 403  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,028  
TOTAL 188,300 40,283

*(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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