National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FORMIC ACID, METHYL ESTER
CAS # 107-31-3
RTECS # LQ8925000
Agent Code 33850

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,736 323
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 180 122
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 686 300
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,253 380
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 224  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
637 MACHINISTS 57  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 97  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 376  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 18  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 167  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138  
TOTAL 7,738 1,402

*(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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