National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MORPHOLINE
CAS # 110-91-8
RTECS # QD6475000
Agent Code 48910

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 87 87
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 91  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 619  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,050 1,006
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,216 911
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291 143
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 726 580
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 674 455
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 574 245
214 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 14  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,417 151
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 496 93
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 358 29
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,359  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 407 407
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 257 243
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 28  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 21,990 14,368
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 37,781 10,545
459 ATTENDANTS, AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES 187  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 100 67
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,133  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 197  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,041  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 469  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,590 40
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 113  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 264  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 77  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 319  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 246  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,018 14
567 CARPENTERS 36  
575 ELECTRICIANS 375  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 629  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 444  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 92  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 795  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 333  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,444 49
637 MACHINISTS 1,913  
643 BOILERMAKERS 195  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 18  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 453  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 65 65
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 219  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 168 151
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 5,459 4,308
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 8  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 46 34
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 491  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 851 81
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 1,143  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,184  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 321  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,550  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,094 7
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,716 970
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 358 321
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,555 1,673
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 429  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,025  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 575 6
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,740  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,523  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,855 496
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 31 4
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 258  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 560 66
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,727 6,653
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 850  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,550  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 646 530
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,472 3
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 105 3
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 252  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 8,335 18
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 67 67
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,557 18
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 556 493
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,968 453
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 10,674 3,185
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,450  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 78 17
785 ASSEMBLERS 19,385 12,580
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 219  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 522 83
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 620  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 114  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,033  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,099 363
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 235 201
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 134  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 1,370  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,751  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 945 910
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,812 445
TOTAL 214,367 65,146

*(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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