National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CYCLOTETRASILOXANE, OCTAMETHYL-, REACTION PRODUCTS WITH SILICA
CAS # 68583-49-3
RTECS #
Agent Code E0746

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 111  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 81  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 177 66
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,176 389
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,683  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,201  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 3,079 199
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,361  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,559 21
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,830  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,342  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,868  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,368 196
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 889  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 784  
567 CARPENTERS 272  
575 ELECTRICIANS 8,439  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 7,143  
589 GLAZIERS 2,873  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,612  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 203  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 257  
637 MACHINISTS 1,271  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,699 28
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 156  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 181 21
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 23  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 156  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 57  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,757 137
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 908  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 677 530
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 376  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 535  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 216  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 123  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 496 428
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,201 1,484
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,525 2,520
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 227  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,927 1,855
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 481 403
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 87 4
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 500  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 34  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 133 133
TOTAL 83,172 8,728

*(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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