National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PENTANONE, 2-
CAS # 107-87-9
RTECS # SA7875000
Agent Code 54480

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 616  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 620  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207  
575 ELECTRICIANS 90 6
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 449  
637 MACHINISTS 176  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 188 24
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,405 421
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,231 678
785 ASSEMBLERS 666  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 207  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 361  
TOTAL 8,218 1,129

*(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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