National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPANOL, 1-
CAS # 71-23-8
RTECS # UH8225000
Agent Code M0256

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 541  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 269  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 7,912 218
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 191  
057 MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 191  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 3,339 280
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
078 BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENTISTS 94 30
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 22 14
084 PHYSICIANS 69 38
095 REGISTERED NURSES 36,589 34,869
096 PHARMACISTS 82  
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 699 632
185 DESIGNERS 1,136 541
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 1,247 514
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 2,493 538
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 3,120 2,222
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 5,582 5,500
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 214 9
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 574  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,947 1,048
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 72 14
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 972 561
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3,482 1,433
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 213 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,172 266
335 FILE CLERKS 57 38
345 DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATORS 828 584
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,407  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 1,349 306
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 319 57
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,454 1,016
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 1,414 1,414
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,103 800
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 7,112 1,049
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 164 92
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,561  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 281 28
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 931 375
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
575 ELECTRICIANS 122  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,782 467
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 135  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,984 28
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,528  
637 MACHINISTS 800  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 348 7
667 TAILORS 68  
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 259 259
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 310 207
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,240 279
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 24 24
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 44  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 28  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 93 37
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 535  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,268 197
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 886  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 28,887 2,995
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 6,454 714
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 3,518 814
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,599 121
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 137 49
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,526 1,234
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,475  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,670 303
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,910 530
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 832 433
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 67 33
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,659  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,581 386
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,155 4,994
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 95  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,842 1,340
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 101  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 314  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 520  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,592 276
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,439 403
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,247 386
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 751  
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 1,048 845
785 ASSEMBLERS 9,786 6,361
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,192  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 1,145 218
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 931  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 25  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 356 172
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,714 5
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,289 26
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 88  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 2,323 536
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 157  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,303 4,877
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 763 94
TOTAL 226,129 84,196

*(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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