National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYLENE
CAS # 74-85-1
RTECS # KU5340000
Agent Code 81826

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 410 403
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 100  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,324 119
086 VETERINARIANS 2,015  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 403 403
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 29  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,706 229
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 508 403
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 806 806
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 80  
575 ELECTRICIANS 58  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 116  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 428  
637 MACHINISTS 45  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 681  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 127  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,370  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 28  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 961  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 42  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 33  
TOTAL 12,282 2,363

*(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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