National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BUTYL ACRYLATE
CAS # 141-32-2
RTECS # UD3150000
Agent Code 84295

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 16  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 493 141
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 179 142
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 70 70
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,585 1,098
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 37  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 188  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,402 1,989
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,361  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 6  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 470  
567 CARPENTERS 1,975  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,599  
575 ELECTRICIANS 13  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 73  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 60  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 117  
637 MACHINISTS 2,226 431
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 50 7
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 653  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 26  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 357 119
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,883 512
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 581 313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,667 261
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,181 30
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 186  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 337 67
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 19  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,416 899
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,424  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 402  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,033 425
TOTAL 39,848 6,688

*(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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