National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ADIPIC ACID, BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER
CAS # 103-23-1
RTECS # AU9700000
Agent Code 80276

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
185 DESIGNERS 25  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 312  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 44  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 110  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 205  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 753  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 993  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 33  
637 MACHINISTS 763  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 231  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 198  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,112 100
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,470 1,470
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,548 158
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 970  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 358  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,066 923
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,096 73
TOTAL 15,636 3,628

*(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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