National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROXYPROPYLCELLULOSE
CAS # 9004-64-2
RTECS # NF9050000
Agent Code 83844

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 78 39
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 19  
096 PHARMACISTS 83 83
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 300 237
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3,563  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 19  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,815 1,914
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,375 81
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,547 302
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,316  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 24  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 243  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 262  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,910 1,719
688 FOOD BATCHMAKERS 7,245 5,175
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 127  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 467 467
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,540 996
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 146  
785 ASSEMBLERS 437 437
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 19  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 156  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 144 48
TOTAL 30,295 12,015

*(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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