National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPYL ACETATE
CAS # 109-60-4
RTECS # AJ3675000
Agent Code 63265

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 259  
096 PHARMACISTS 82  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 6 3
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 40  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 188 7
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 776  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 736 736
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,058 37
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 3,613  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,433  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 356  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 441  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,212 445
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 293 28
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 508  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 47  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 50  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 136  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,034 921
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,292  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 438 292
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 920 82
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 135  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,461 70
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,228 58
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,494 426
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 166 52
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,357 46
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 721 392
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 70  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 224  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 115  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,768 4,634
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 657 329
TOTAL 46,856 11,660

*(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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