National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHYL-2-HEXANONE, 5-
CAS # 110-12-3
RTECS # MP3850000
Agent Code M0430

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 109  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,033  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 439  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 22  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207  
567 CARPENTERS 79  
575 ELECTRICIANS 174  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 29  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 115  
637 MACHINISTS 72  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 176 94
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,119 3,641
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 38  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 272 23
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 27  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 21  
785 ASSEMBLERS 76 12
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 687  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 620  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 98  
TOTAL 18,834 4,071

*(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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