National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name FURAN, TETRAHYDRO
CAS # 109-99-9
RTECS # LU5950000
Agent Code 71695

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 227 27
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,738 702
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 124 41
084 PHYSICIANS 19 19
095 REGISTERED NURSES 18,245 17,863
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,851 1,317
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 1,458 1,458
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,622 243
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 58  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,708 579
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,460 474
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 7,538 2,041
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,403 697
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 974 183
347 OFFICE MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 191 191
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,221 366
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 115  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 491  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 1,602 764
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 795 596
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 606 556
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 16,339 1,295
476 MANAGERS, HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTY FARMS 633  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 624 21
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 5,620  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 622  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 17,212  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 67  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 17  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 5,721 82
555 SUPERVISORS, ELECTRICIANS AND POWER TRANSMISSION INSTALLERS 429  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 238  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 1,188  
566 CARPET INSTALLERS 1,658  
567 CARPENTERS 187  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 2,264  
575 ELECTRICIANS 63,266 162
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 11,612 147
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 64,679  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 122  
595 ROOFERS 2,450  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,158  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 12,132  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 354  
637 MACHINISTS 244  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 792  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 526  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,541  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 256  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 32 11
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,820 100
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 662 32
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 1,026 91
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,424 1,221
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,024 79
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,037 848
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,509 65
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,574 386
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 909 636
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,871 868
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,765 223
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,558 3,993
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,279  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,307  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,659 2,144
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 423 123
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 3,476 916
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,187  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 386  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 529 106
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 25,850  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,842 4,062
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,313 1,307
TOTAL 356,038 47,382

*(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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