National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PIPERONAL
CAS # 120-57-0
RTECS # TO1575000
Agent Code 83199

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 630 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,434  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
084 PHYSICIANS 138 76
095 REGISTERED NURSES 12,773 12,415
096 PHARMACISTS 1,215 655
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 462 356
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 1,211 961
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291 143
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 969 711
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 728 382
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 189 142
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 17 17
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 22 7
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 22  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
335 FILE CLERKS 117 117
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 96 72
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,843  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 49  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 564 417
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,924 1,066
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 2,011 2,011
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 9,417 6,468
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,148 1,637
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 17,232 12,090
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 33  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 96  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,323 218
567 CARPENTERS 261  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,043 49
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 2,319 1,028
637 MACHINISTS 4,567 740
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 68 7
667 TAILORS 24  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 191 120
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 168 151
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 7 7
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,138 455
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 101 67
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 22  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,689 274
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,898  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 241  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 851 637
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 218  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 87  
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 69 55
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 31 4
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 22  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,260 4,260
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,817 1,625
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 873 849
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,121 6,381
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,456 589
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,308 32
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 48 48
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 285 252
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 639 161
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,213 1,150
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,316 1,800
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,497 1,424
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 125 24
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,485 2,035
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 685 664
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 57  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 931  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 447 201
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 190  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 227 203
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,167 1,771
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,444 396
TOTAL 113,433 68,861

*(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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