National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHANE
CAS # 74-82-8
RTECS # PA1490000
Agent Code 45655

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 71  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 81  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 968 14
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 30 30
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 28 28
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 660 57
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 139 7
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,621 1,390
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 796 488
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
366 METER READERS 2,470 263
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 407 181
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,599  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 795  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,127  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 403  
575 ELECTRICIANS 741  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,481  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 794 161
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 4,694  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 547  
637 MACHINISTS 982  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 123  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,325  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 167 17
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 772  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 256 12
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,528  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 489  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 563  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 10,816 81
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,959  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 760  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 4,392  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 8,072  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 322  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,707  
TOTAL 65,649 2,728

*(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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