National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MELAMINE
CAS # 108-78-1
RTECS # OS0700000
Agent Code 81887

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 715 170
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
185 DESIGNERS 66  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 66 30
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 201  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,762 21
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 629 21
544 MILLWRIGHTS 168  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 268  
567 CARPENTERS 10,048  
575 ELECTRICIANS 96  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 328  
637 MACHINISTS 335 287
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 838 814
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 201  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 48 48
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 35  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,150 80
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 25 7
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 201 161
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 34
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 285  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 334 125
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 141  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,491  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,172  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,448 216
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 656  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,343 281
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,077 137
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 96 96
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 24 24
785 ASSEMBLERS 411  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 329 329
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 327 40
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,052  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 656  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 657 329
TOTAL 43,104 6,239

*(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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