National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name NITRILOTRI-2-PROPANOL, 1,1',1"-
CAS # 122-20-3
RTECS # UB8750000
Agent Code M0259

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 7  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 14  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 23  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 161  
185 DESIGNERS 122 81
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 139 78
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 230 39
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 795 173
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,983 1,463
335 FILE CLERKS 109  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 633  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 1,626 1,199
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,493 106
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 485  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 653  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 80  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 220  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 156  
567 CARPENTERS 314  
575 ELECTRICIANS 127  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 132  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 736  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,547  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,200 81
637 MACHINISTS 17,982 342
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 10  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 51  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 642 128
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 128  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 37 3
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 16  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 156 109
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 565 16
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 62  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,932  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 347  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 118  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,109 52
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,409 2,409
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,109 1,635
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 232  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 288  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 336 16
758 COMPRESSING AND COMPACTING MACHINE OPERATORS 206  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 155  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,969 62
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,984 535
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 891  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,805 94
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 132  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 697 10
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 837  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 57  
TOTAL 64,304 8,631

*(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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