National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID, (ETHYLENEDINITRILO)TETRA-, TETRASODIUM SALT
CAS # 64-02-8
RTECS # AH5075000
Agent Code 80223

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
015 MANAGERS, MEDICINE AND HEALTH 91 82
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 9,120 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,190 87
026 MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS 329 329
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 460 430
033 PURCHASING AGENTS AND BUYERS, N.E.C. 193 193
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 128  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 51  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 189  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 1,080  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 589 14
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,384 83
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,603 1,415
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 709 564
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 1,026 659
084 PHYSICIANS 14,419 7,104
085 DENTISTS 56 14
086 VETERINARIANS 649  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 219,865 185,010
096 PHARMACISTS 2,500 1,361
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 6,475 3,700
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 199 199
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 7,625 6,208
104 SPEECH THERAPISTS 17 17
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 253 101
187 ACTORS AND DIRECTORS 797 797
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 85 28
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 319 3
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
198 ANNOUNCERS 4,547 1,677
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 26,731 20,051
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 8,670 6,788
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 14,385 13,522
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,863 5,207
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 3,138 484
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,033 33
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 4,950 2,858
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 1,652 1,636
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,587 1,181
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,669 1,094
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8,194 648
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 954 786
313 SECRETARIES 1,269 1,269
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 1,118 233
335 FILE CLERKS 842  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 483 379
337 BOOKKEEPERS, ACCOUNTING, AND AUDITING CLERKS 114 114
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 38  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 8,256 1,579
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 4,411  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,474 187
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 16,021 6,837
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 364 3
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 484 396
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,119 1,041
435 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES 297 297
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 2,880 2,749
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 477 276
443 WAITERS'/WAITRESSES' ASSISTANTS 1,239 899
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 16,098 10,291
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 107 76
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 19,437 14,246
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 27,681 25,949
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 318 57
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 89,247 57,398
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 207,042 73,601
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 42,277 33,043
466 BAGGAGE PORTERS AND BELLHOPS 65 65
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 540 106
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,217 365
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 973 649
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 217  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 23,507 288
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 2,352  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,767 66
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,642  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 125 70
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 975  
517 FARM EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,457  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 7,149 28
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 494  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 4,511  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 45  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 292  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 264  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 18  
543 ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 149  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 954  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 4,538 166
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 13,501 216
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 112  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 190  
567 CARPENTERS 1,938  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,124 6
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 933  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 330  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,636  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 447  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 21  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,137  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 6,611 749
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,637 913
637 MACHINISTS 57,258 1,133
643 BOILERMAKERS 83  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 258 50
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 50 7
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,466  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 922  
667 TAILORS 1,168 551
668 UPHOLSTERERS 1,280  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 452  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 110 110
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 1,581 316
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 2,440 2,021
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,517 466
687 BAKERS 41 41
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 874 63
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 403 34
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 4,290  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 785 28
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 2,732  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 2,203  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 291  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,006 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 5,162 2,216
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,815 737
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 713 15
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,524 1,345
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 826 106
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 365 59
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,284 377
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,746 1,744
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,646 73
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 167 11
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,887 653
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 835  
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,550 1,292
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 768  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,864 2,335
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,016 2,742
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,636 12,932
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 10,587 10,015
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,772 7,450
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 9,181 2,492
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 18 18
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,679 2,338
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,236 624
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,172 338
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,917 11
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 437
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 4,535 181
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,306 65
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,694 81
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,324 902
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 49,299 8,874
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 48,119 9,610
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 10,302 467
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 515 269
785 ASSEMBLERS 48,431 12,292
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2  
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 409  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 17,633 6,803
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 4,123 1,479
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 190 190
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,596  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 358 36
828 SHIP CAPTAINS AND MATES, EXCEPT FISHING BOATS 3  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 83  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,720 279
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,820 619
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,254  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 7,775 453
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 457 35
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 215 189
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,395 290
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 3,501 1,479
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 4,550  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 8,991 1,565
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 6,831 5,659
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 26,780 3,806
TOTAL 1,388,281 611,582

*(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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