National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROXYPROPYL METHACRYLATE
CAS # 27813-02-1
RTECS #
Agent Code A1339

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 121 3
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 626  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 648 31
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 71 33
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 211  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 429 427
376 INVESTIGATORS AND ADJUSTERS, EXCEPT INSURANCE 403 403
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,266 389
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,118  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,169 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,402  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 249 249
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 40  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 83  
567 CARPENTERS 22  
575 ELECTRICIANS 246  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
589 GLAZIERS 304  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 163  
637 MACHINISTS 4,283  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 4,666 3,764
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 726 58
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 254 244
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 22  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,055 843
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 650 10
785 ASSEMBLERS 24,477 9,695
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 77 77
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 7  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 69  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 59  
TOTAL 61,595 16,560

*(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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