National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLYMETHYLENE POLYPHENYLISOCYANATE
CAS # 9016-87-9
RTECS # TR0320000
Agent Code 84716

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 23  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 17  
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 836 715
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 980 156
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 922 839
327 ORDER CLERKS 189 139
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 3,039 205
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,865  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 377  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 596  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 314  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 371  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 710 14
567 CARPENTERS 1,671 227
575 ELECTRICIANS 3,356  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 578  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 750  
595 ROOFERS 7,117  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 243 52
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 123  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 21  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 31  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 9  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 369 295
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,765 504
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 43  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 286  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 104 14
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,330 597
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314 76
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 671 31
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 97  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,297 709
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 130 49
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 102  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,048 331
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 19  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 127 7
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 15 15
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 20  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,299 620
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,970 352
TOTAL 45,703 6,250

*(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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