National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDE
CAS # 1338-23-4
RTECS # EL9450000
Agent Code 80105

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 118 83
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 686  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 241  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 524  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 302  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 229 78
567 CARPENTERS 397 227
637 MACHINISTS 465 232
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 910  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 232  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 695 194
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 174 19
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 72
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 734  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 510  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,926 245
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,597 129
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 19  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,068 100
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,362 1,523
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,848 2,404
794 HAND GRINDING AND POLISHING OCCUPATIONS 19 19
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 75  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 9 4
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,048 925
TOTAL 25,827 6,514

*(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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