National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL-, DIESTER WITH TETRAETHYLENE GLYCOL
CAS # 18268-70-7
RTECS # MO7710000
Agent Code M1519

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 163  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 6,525  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 126  
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 81 32
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 6 3
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 87  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 599 104
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 742 94
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 129  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 55 35
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,923  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 39  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 4,169 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 601  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 3,971  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 249 249
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 134  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,936  
575 ELECTRICIANS 87  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 11
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 659  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 300  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 61  
637 MACHINISTS 7,531 136
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 87  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 39 18
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 43  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,039  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,755  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 228 37
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,153  
785 ASSEMBLERS 30,124 11,893
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 402  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 850 473
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 82 82
TOTAL 67,254 13,447

*(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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