National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHANOL, 2-BUTOXY-, PHOSPHATE (3:1)
CAS # 78-51-3
RTECS # KJ9800000
Agent Code 83871

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 87 87
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 383 14
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 292 81
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,047 1,022
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 7 7
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,246 1,085
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 6 6
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 339  
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 288 250
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 39  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 87  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 6,124 3,218
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 932 425
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 47,487 28,190
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 166,342 67,276
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 238 98
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 2,991  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 191  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 194  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,832  
567 CARPENTERS 5,514  
575 ELECTRICIANS 9  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 11
589 GLAZIERS 1,122 224
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 508 49
637 MACHINISTS 809 43
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 188 24
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 168  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 129 40
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 580 52
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 139 31
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,568 512
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 31 4
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 766 617
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 581 313
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 26  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 775  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 486 83
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 62  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 443  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 460 165
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,070 42
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 200 20
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 496 99
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 122 61
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 148  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,694  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 945 910
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,235  
TOTAL 257,421 105,777

*(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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