National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name KETONES
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 91120

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 466 186
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 70 42
084 PHYSICIANS 1,199 382
095 REGISTERED NURSES 1,975 1,740
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 2,647 1,683
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 140 118
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,308 1,036
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 836 715
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 5,758 5,506
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 195 120
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 567  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 377 108
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 527 209
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 244  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 680 377
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 33  
445 DENTAL ASSISTANTS 58 27
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 19 14
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 456 316
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,452 36
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 569  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 98  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 251  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,141  
567 CARPENTERS 65  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 49  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 163  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 522 130
637 MACHINISTS 10,726 107
667 TAILORS 66  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 175  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 33  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,809 122
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,109  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 91
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 8  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 273 36
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 157 7
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,986 5,824
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,723 1,723
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,596 1,973
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 435 300
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 581 313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,562 242
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 48 48
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 8,110 977
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,636 173
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,910  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,064 34
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 295  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 428 139
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 660 108
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 701 104
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 56 26
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 54  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 524  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 306  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,285 39
TOTAL 78,747 25,133

*(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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