National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MENTHA-1,4(8)-DIENE, PARA-
CAS # 586-62-9
RTECS # WZ6870000
Agent Code 84513

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
084 PHYSICIANS 493  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 367 39
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 362 327
106 PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 4,929 2,464
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 821  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,319 8,562
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,147 62
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 374 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 155 56
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 94  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 129  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 483  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11 4
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 2,518 2,204
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 4,815 3,560
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 14,415 4,823
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 593  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 903  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 152  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 418  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,592  
575 ELECTRICIANS 673  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,167 51
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 522  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 152  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 722 6
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 22,579 744
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,980  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 96  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 28  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 995 10
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,576 1,116
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 205 40
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 773  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,007 71
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 151  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 18  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,722 156
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,097 877
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,762 8,156
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,550  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 629 313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,400  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 159  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,134 359
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 11,253 3,227
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 200  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,362  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 576 329
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 26 26
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 159  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,170 329
TOTAL 141,447 40,571

*(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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