National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PENTAERYTHRITOL
CAS # 115-77-5
RTECS # RZ2490000
Agent Code 54185

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 873  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 43  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 379  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
096 PHARMACISTS 239 157
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 298 56
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 7 7
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,370 1,370
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,907 757
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 757 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 531 64
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,815  
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 61 26
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 2,153 1,025
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 622 250
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 937  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 452 382
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 642 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 10,865 6,289
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 43,351 18,322
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 443  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,066  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 5,285  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
509 SMALL ENGINE REPAIRERS 1,634  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,931  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 840  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 242  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 808  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 36  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 865 87
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 723  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 347  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,181 187
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 4,007 572
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 159  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 465  
567 CARPENTERS 12,958  
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,054  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,586  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,444 75
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 115  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 258  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,292 170
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 3,261 172
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 3,330 1,939
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 966  
679 BOOKBINDERS 462 231
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 497 394
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,905 56
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 94  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 563  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 901 281
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 129  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 29  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,983 187
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 140  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,242 2,061
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 134 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 37,034 2,362
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 394  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,090 136
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 193 162
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 527 292
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,322 548
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 114  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 15,279 1,286
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 123  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 135  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 583 352
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,346 973
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,662 1,391
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,016  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 123 56
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,807 6,215
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 687 46
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,147 373
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 111  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 296  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 363 363
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 654  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,316  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 4,543  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 415 292
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 132  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 7,710 5,832
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,722 1,816
TOTAL 271,094 60,232

*(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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