National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CYCLOPENTANE, METHYL-
CAS # 96-37-7
RTECS # GY4640000
Agent Code 82953

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 2  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 273  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 238  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,002  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 182  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 17  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 138  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 898  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 723  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 145  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 69  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 595 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,378 803
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 146  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 402  
TOTAL 8,209 813

*(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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