National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID, (ETHYLENEDINITRILO)TETRA-, DISODIUM SALT
CAS # 139-33-3
RTECS # AH4375000
Agent Code 83643

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 541  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 459 431
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 2 2
064 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS AND SCIENTISTS 386 125
069 PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS 7 7
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,282 1,939
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 82 82
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 147 129
084 PHYSICIANS 715 454
086 VETERINARIANS 3,487 294
095 REGISTERED NURSES 18,420 10,814
096 PHARMACISTS 1,387 690
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 1,649 683
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 450 440
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 29 29
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 130  
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 102  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 14,693 10,831
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 5,915 4,334
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 237 237
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,012 917
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,672 2,342
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,979 1,040
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 196 105
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 14 7
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 33 16
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 478  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 3,913 2,328
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 127 80
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,635 532
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 21,117 18,006
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,734 1,395
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 96  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 528  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 550  
567 CARPENTERS 102  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 189  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 279  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 433  
637 MACHINISTS 462  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,838 370
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 45  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 415  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 8 8
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 289  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,708 5
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,240 181
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 351  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 439 220
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,297 439
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,252 794
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 28  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 17  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 191  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 698 87
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,080 839
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 646  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 84  
785 ASSEMBLERS 247 22
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 53  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 24  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,155 1,155
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 289  
TOTAL 106,998 62,467

*(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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