National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2-BUTYNE-1,4-DIOL, REACTION PRODUCTS WITH EPICHLOROHYDRIN AND SODIUM SULFITE
CAS # 68876-97-1
RTECS #
Agent Code E0855

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 27 27
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 113  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 258  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 8  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,729 1,438
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 796  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 70  
785 ASSEMBLERS 247 22
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 187 75
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 214  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 347 347
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 140 17
TOTAL 8,168 1,926

*(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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