National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CHLOROMETHANE
CAS # 74-87-3
RTECS # PA6300000
Agent Code M0421

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 29 6
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 242  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 73 73
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 306 267
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 164 41
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 263 124
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 185 12
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 82  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 127  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 10  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 59  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 3  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 364  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 623  
567 CARPENTERS 371  
575 ELECTRICIANS 10  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 1,781 3
593 INSULATION WORKERS 44  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 19  
637 MACHINISTS 195  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 75  
693 ADJUSTERS AND CALIBRATORS 24 24
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 66  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 97  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 14  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 18  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 891 4
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 100 11
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 18  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 239  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 60  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 467 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 107  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 9  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 26  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,302  
TOTAL 10,003 571

*(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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