National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ISOPHORONE DIISOCYANATE
CAS # 4098-71-9
RTECS #
Agent Code 83571

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 282  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 63  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 95 63
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 221  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,329  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,006 445
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 141  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 931  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 704  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,880 127
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 137  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 218  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 48 48
785 ASSEMBLERS 130  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 56  
TOTAL 7,245 682

*(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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