National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYLENE, CHLORO-
CAS # 75-01-4
RTECS # KU9625000
Agent Code 76445

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 868 87
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 3  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 80 53
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 476 17
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 149  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 313  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 857 292
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,430 1,901
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 687 430
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
313 SECRETARIES 1,456 1,456
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 109 58
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 37  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,501 4,280
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,797  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 74  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 31 31
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 17  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,643 302
575 ELECTRICIANS 13  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 567 11
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 324  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 223  
637 MACHINISTS 10  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 282 34
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 281 198
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,017 1,767
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 796 187
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 220 48
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,820  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 31 31
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 357 119
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,873 335
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,807 1,136
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,333 18
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 580 580
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,627 1,699
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,703 175
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 751 4
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,941 2,741
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 366 6
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,677 337
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,637 1,243
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 675  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 94 94
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,035 2,949
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 5  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 140 140
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 106  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 422 7
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 80  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 395 263
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 7,461 5,014
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 285 91
TOTAL 81,314 28,398

*(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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