National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER ACETATE
CAS # 124-17-4
RTECS # KJ9275000
Agent Code 83639

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 97 48
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 362 93
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,513 432
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 438 98
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
336 RECORDS CLERKS 12 12
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,339 23
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,755  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,723  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 116 19
544 MILLWRIGHTS 123  
575 ELECTRICIANS 104  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 26  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 727 170
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 50 50
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 5  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 23 12
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,167 146
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 23  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,613 1,143
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 139 94
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 48 10
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9 2
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 179 99
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 29 14
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 39 39
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,745 763
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,283 837
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 81 81
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 161  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,186 41
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 72 65
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,548 33
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 57  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 482 129
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,917 355
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,173 1,884
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 63 7
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 803 546
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,339 3,088
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 411 228
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 62  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 31  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 14  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 744  
TOTAL 45,220 10,562

*(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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