National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TRIETHYLAMINE
CAS # 121-44-8
RTECS # YE0175000
Agent Code 74175

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 301  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 4,711 1,054
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 54 54
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 420 317
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 22  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 728 181
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 974 357
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 449 86
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 33  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 199  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,646  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,129 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,401  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 163  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 371  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,844 199
567 CARPENTERS 122  
575 ELECTRICIANS 180  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,637 400
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 189  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 207  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,003 130
637 MACHINISTS 4,928  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 188 24
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 59  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 768 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 779 55
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,578 306
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 41 41
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 157 7
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,655 136
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 265  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,434 38
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,073 485
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 18  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 891 492
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11,451 968
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,157 134
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 208  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 4 4
785 ASSEMBLERS 8,185 2,894
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 113 85
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 100 33
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 188  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 600 104
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 216 41
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 543  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,033 223
TOTAL 68,091 9,701

*(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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