National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TETRAHYDRO-2-FURANMETHANOL
CAS # 97-99-4
RTECS # LU2450000
Agent Code 83085

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3,945 485
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 14  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 562  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,655 244
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 72  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 323 238
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,144  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 73  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,938 769
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 6 6
366 METER READERS 1,495  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,303  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 55 22
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 73  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,981 3
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,946 1,554
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,172 485
575 ELECTRICIANS 916  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 6,519 5,223
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,658 2,658
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 396 218
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 82  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,460 438
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,673 17
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 364 195
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 323  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 3,606 2,949
785 ASSEMBLERS 36,245 32,021
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 110 63
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,299 487
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,054  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 52  
TOTAL 81,543 48,075

*(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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