National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DI(TERT-AMYL)HYDROQUINONE, 2,5-
CAS # 79-74-3
RTECS # MX6300000
Agent Code 38670

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 367  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 861 861
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 244 221
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 201 161
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 31 31
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,655 1,129
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 192 183
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 563 83
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 42  
575 ELECTRICIANS 5,024  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 63  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 79  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,035 855
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 688  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 209  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 494 267
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 244  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,318  
785 ASSEMBLERS 267  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 113 113
TOTAL 17,140 3,904

*(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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