National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEPTANONE, 2-
CAS # 110-43-0
RTECS # MJ5075000
Agent Code 36340

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,055 51
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 91 84
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 153 153
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,708 61
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 52  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 122  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 3,330  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 366  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,537 302
567 CARPENTERS 1,398  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 4,150 609
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 135  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 181  
637 MACHINISTS 358  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 188 24
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 8,052 4,141
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 94  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 201  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,011 433
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 136  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 188  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 73 24
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,548 158
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,658 2,122
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,536  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 20,951 7,600
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 53  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,337 928
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 454  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,398 246
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,881  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 53  
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 2,632  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 73 24
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 361  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 470  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 311 116
TOTAL 78,196 17,866

*(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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