National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZYL PROPIONATE
CAS # 122-63-4
RTECS #
Agent Code 83177

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 78  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 340 262
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 414 414
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 63 47
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,080  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 30  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 30 15
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,829 1,008
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 560 28
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 7,571 6,501
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 353  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 712  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 275  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 78  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,475  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,653 1,493
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 389  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 221 94
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 746  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 931  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 64  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 549  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 276  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 138  
TOTAL 22,140 9,972

*(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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