National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name THIOCYANIC ACID, METHYLENE ESTER
CAS # 6317-18-6
RTECS # XL1560000
Agent Code 81675

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 111 3
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 108  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 413  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 4,223  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,288  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 142  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 10  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 321  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 253  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 265  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,406  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,923  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 437  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,457  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,661  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 77
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 90  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 308 27
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,052 36
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,546  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 444 15
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 16  
TOTAL 24,231 995

*(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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