National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPENE-1-SULFONIC ACID, 2-, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 2495-39-8
RTECS #
Agent Code M1832

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 1,100 85
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 2  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 27 27
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 42  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 327 21
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 113  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 284  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 14  
694 WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS 8  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 145  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 107  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 13,603 2,124
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 376 376
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 960 6
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,165 240
785 ASSEMBLERS 247 22
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 187 75
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 214  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 360  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 347 347
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 140 17
TOTAL 19,790 3,339

*(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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