National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPYLENE CARBONATE
CAS # 108-32-7
RTECS # FF9650000
Agent Code 83946

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 249  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,147 7,727
096 PHARMACISTS 331 186
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 238 238
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 253 57
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 175  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 489 79
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 64 16
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 177  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 354 236
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,209 1,170
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,958 1,327
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 552  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 218  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 20  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 3,129 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 266  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,809  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 483  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,682 201
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 934  
575 ELECTRICIANS 7,047  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 506  
583 PAPERHANGERS 387  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 9,012  
595 ROOFERS 3,637  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 234  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 350 32
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 1,107 172
643 BOILERMAKERS 65  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,051  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 709  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 532  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 108  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 494  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 523 21
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 134  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 136  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 134  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 45  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,153 54
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,874 1,874
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 645 322
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,197 870
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 268  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,367 411
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 886  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,777 648
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 323 45
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 415  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,349 658
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 219  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 23 3
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 335  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 23  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 2,405  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 456  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 347  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 56  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,872 1,789
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 497  
TOTAL 98,025 19,471

*(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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