National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DIMETHYL SILICONE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M1548

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 312  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 186  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 50  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
679 BOOKBINDERS 2,180 1,067
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 307  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 713  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 11,101 565
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 110 41
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 76 76
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 779  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,812  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 407 64
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 279  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,560  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,812 613
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,695 363
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 3,733 3,294
TOTAL 28,305 6,936

*(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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