National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BUTANONE, OXIME, 2-
CAS # 96-29-7
RTECS # EL9275000
Agent Code 82905

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 697  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 249  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 104  
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 550 540
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 29 29
185 DESIGNERS 86 86
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 928  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 593 185
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 79  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,449 141
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 428 180
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 614 426
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 176  
335 FILE CLERKS 436  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 20  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 942 236
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,281  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 150  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,744 1,846
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 34,458 1,435
495 FORESTRY WORKERS, EXCEPT LOGGING 1,210  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,646  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 374  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 218  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,315  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,936  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 5,097 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 738 18
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 13  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 19  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 214  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 153  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,252 61
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,263 591
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207  
567 CARPENTERS 8,967 244
575 ELECTRICIANS 4,516  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,749  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 14,205 303
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 4,729  
595 ROOFERS 80  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 419 17
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 3,550  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,417  
616 MINING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,072  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 897  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 36  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,686 1,086
637 MACHINISTS 14,323 333
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
643 BOILERMAKERS 1,103  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 9,330  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 3,951 1,700
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 6  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 128  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,029 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 15  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 273  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,820  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,000  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,708  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 447 10
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 996 122
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 310  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 768 658
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 732 448
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 12  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 66  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 78  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 250 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 19,734 2,294
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 498 123
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,297 837
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 908  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 56 28
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 487  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,245 83
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 25,895 721
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 54 10
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,202  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 395 97
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9,397 629
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,182 79
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 13,125 116
785 ASSEMBLERS 24,259 7,001
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,887  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 482 3
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,406 71
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 97  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 1,668  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 267  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,502  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 8,235  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,034 404
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 190  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 56  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,083 1,867
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 4,062 116
TOTAL 313,185 25,609

*(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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