National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ISOPHORONE
CAS # 78-59-1
RTECS # GW7700000
Agent Code 40910

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 69  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
185 DESIGNERS 66  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 195  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 121 60
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 404 76
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,018 259
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 86 6
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 37  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,325 36
544 MILLWRIGHTS 123  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414 302
575 ELECTRICIANS 90  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 147 33
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 956  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 384  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 32 32
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 80  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 357 119
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 930 111
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,521 1,263
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,300 36
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,376 237
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,975 240
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 138
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,270 465
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 554 58
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 280 280
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,002 971
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,927 877
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 150  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,048 135
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 34  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 526 33
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 590 120
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 144  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 80  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 106 43
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 80  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 772 640
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 157  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,105 2,920
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,177 682
TOTAL 47,097 10,353

*(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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