National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TOLUENE-2,6-DIISOCYANATE
CAS # 91-08-7
RTECS # CZ6310000
Agent Code M0788

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 37  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 134 7
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 41  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 37  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 93  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 595  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 42 42
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 150  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 112  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 9 6
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 191  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 282 50
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 93  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 131  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 90  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 199 48
785 ASSEMBLERS 270 132
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 138  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 150  
TOTAL 2,872 284

*(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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