National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHYL BUTYRATE
CAS # 105-54-4
RTECS # ET1660000
Agent Code 83190

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 299  
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 14  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 16  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 300 197
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 62 62
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 32  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 299 299
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 352  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 58  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 3,764 3,235
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,980 1,001
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 6,614 4,337
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 185  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 39  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 225  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 4,724  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 16  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 107  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 726  
567 CARPENTERS 81 3
575 ELECTRICIANS 16  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 16  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,996  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 117  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 161 49
637 MACHINISTS 3,476 41
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 197  
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 323  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 32  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 94  
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,134 560
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 325 133
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 507 30
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 117  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 16  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,170  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 88 11
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 5  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 175  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 469  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 58  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 299 299
TOTAL 33,645 10,782

*(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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