National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ISOBORNEOL, ACETATE
CAS # 125-12-2
RTECS #
Agent Code M1609

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 1,607 70
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 12  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
084 PHYSICIANS 138 76
095 REGISTERED NURSES 19,614 18,967
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 57 44
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 558 420
194 ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND RELATED WORKERS, N.E.C. 291 143
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,651 1,406
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,142 831
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 414 308
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 17,721 8,887
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 191 62
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 155 56
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 53 53
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
303 SUPERVISORS, GENERAL OFFICE 836 717
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 9  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 469  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 43  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 3,034 1,300
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 1,868 1,479
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 31 25
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 5,863 4,210
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,941 2,458
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 2,629 1,052
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 970  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 33  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 264  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 60  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,631 201
567 CARPENTERS 36  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,035  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 72  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 500 49
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 2,319 1,028
637 MACHINISTS 9,559 576
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 18  
674 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION APPAREL AND FABRIC WORKERS 11  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,924  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 754  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,090  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 40  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 748 3
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 334  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 67  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 773  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,755 133
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 432  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 12  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 14 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,722 156
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 31 4
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 22  
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,097 877
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,986 2,543
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 827 276
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 816 662
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,026  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 233  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 67 18
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,213 1,150
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,051 1,605
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,958 512
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 129  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,544 2,121
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 984 473
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 197  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 134  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 170  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 773  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 258 235
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,366 1,471
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,702 332
TOTAL 131,545 58,893

*(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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