National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FURFURYL ALCOHOL
CAS # 98-00-0
RTECS # LU9100000
Agent Code 34370

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 43  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 7 2
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 66 17
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 9  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 954  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,202 147
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 25 21
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 808 56
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,034 1,551
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 222 133
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 812 31
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 20  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,515 282
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 64  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 371  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 40  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,972 302
567 CARPENTERS 253 14
575 ELECTRICIANS 255  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 426  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 481  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 20  
637 MACHINISTS 228  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 1,827 1,522
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 146  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 3,137 76
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,910 1,719
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 9 9
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 50  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 753  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 708  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 880 31
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 40  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 23 23
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,420 383
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,516 1,068
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 761 457
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 297  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,591  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 712 285
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 415 269
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 976  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 140 23
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,217 31
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 62 8
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,850 773
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 13,253 577
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 247 46
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 162  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,606 1,478
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,675 1,675
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 19  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 445  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 438  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 6,136 453
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 20  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 5,134 804
TOTAL 77,710 14,624

*(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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