National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHYL ACETYLENE - PROPADIENE MIXTURE
CAS #
RTECS # UK4920000
Agent Code 81894

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,367  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 117  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 614  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 666  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 33  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 125  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,722 13
637 MACHINISTS 691  
643 BOILERMAKERS 98  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,269  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 163  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 33  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 69  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 163  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 65  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 204  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,567 5
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 38  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,864  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 510  
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 392  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 163  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 33  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,046 33
TOTAL 20,027 51

*(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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