National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name MESITOL, ALPHA,ALPHA',ALPHA''-TRIS(DIMETHYLAMINO)-
CAS # 90-72-2
RTECS # SN3500000
Agent Code M1312

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 120 83
083 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS 105 105
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 120  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 6 3
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 663  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 65  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 748 13
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,670 179
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 128  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 969 27
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 735 474
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,736  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,197  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 57  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,240  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,017  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 10  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 125 29
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,029 62
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,511 302
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 990  
567 CARPENTERS 1,204  
575 ELECTRICIANS 41  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,198 317
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 57  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 418  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,767  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 6,111  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 581  
637 MACHINISTS 470 11
643 BOILERMAKERS 24  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 40  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,072  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 4,274 2,681
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 177 155
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 417  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 21  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 210 6
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 19 6
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 9  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 297 178
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 146  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,391 1,115
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 65  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 501  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,361 216
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 165  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,559 561
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 348 116
785 ASSEMBLERS 14,136 6,622
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 19 14
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 3,899  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 386  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 21,929 1,312
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 101 41
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 361 305
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 982  
TOTAL 100,136 15,210

*(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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