National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHANE, CHLORODIFLUORO-
CAS # 75-45-6
RTECS # PA6390000
Agent Code 80048

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 232  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 70  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,229  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,537 464
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 57 28
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 62  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,517  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 126 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,757 201
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 637 124
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 12  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 300 270
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,561  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,047 418
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 45  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 516  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 187  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,603  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,256 9
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 268  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 19  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 32,342 25
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,681  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 12,516 84
567 CARPENTERS 276 6
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,492  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 14,887  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,466  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 251  
637 MACHINISTS 752  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 139  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,027 28
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 334  
687 BAKERS 1,883 222
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 193  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 195  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 26  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,421 2,421
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 157  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 129  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 408 277
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 483 70
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 16,117 4,745
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 270 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,746 1,651
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,527 185
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 71  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 32  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,059 246
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 17,471  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 206 79
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 52  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,176 623
TOTAL 157,080 12,185

*(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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