National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER, POLYMERS
CAS # 9011-14-7
RTECS # TR0400000
Agent Code M0527

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
013 MANAGERS, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 60  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 94  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 493 77
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 138  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
084 PHYSICIANS 2,115 1,327
095 REGISTERED NURSES 8,968 8,470
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 373 256
185 DESIGNERS 66  
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 195  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 48 14
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 586 586
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,316 1,086
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 636 69
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,221 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,258 129
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 36  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6,912 825
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 192 28
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 516 13
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 237 163
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 306 51
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 12,155 2,856
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,046  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,015  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,361  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,040  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,190  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 66  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 261 249
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 327 25
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 443 406
544 MILLWRIGHTS 345  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 507 52
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,928 662
567 CARPENTERS 128  
575 ELECTRICIANS 7,396  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,101 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 503  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 155  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,352 40
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 801 125
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 2,733 34
637 MACHINISTS 7,520 431
643 BOILERMAKERS 24  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 183  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 86 21
668 UPHOLSTERERS 25 25
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 336  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 801  
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
679 BOOKBINDERS 371 110
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 3,812 3,061
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 32 32
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 3  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 29  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 349 33
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 487 20
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,090  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,834 453
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 92 27
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,912 6,432
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 573 78
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,301 411
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,747 5,673
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,262 530
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 23 23
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 873 58
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 808 137
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 438 154
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 108  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 112 6
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 422 37
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,124 635
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,215 2,139
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 703 484
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 90 90
785 ASSEMBLERS 48,448 29,020
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 374  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 678 581
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 814 473
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 71  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 386  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 7  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 44  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 772 640
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,771 3,011
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,218 701
TOTAL 173,808 74,160

*(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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