National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETOPHENONE
CAS # 98-86-2
RTECS # AM5250000
Agent Code 80265

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,528 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,047 1,022
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 271 135
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 15  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 109 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,196 852
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
313 SECRETARIES 90 90
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 352  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 469  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,548 2,501
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,397 466
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 3,985 3,286
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 353  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 106  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 849  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 495  
567 CARPENTERS 57  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 44  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 41  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 338  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 8,190 404
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 948 316
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,924  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 97  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 748 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 773  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,644 71
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,066 1,240
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,190 6,381
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,093 409
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,142 115
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 18  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,588 18
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,958 512
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,126  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 473 336
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 27  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 607  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 956 329
TOTAL 78,624 31,148

*(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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