National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID, 2-ETHYLHEXYL ESTER
CAS # 103-09-3
RTECS # AH5600000
Agent Code M2386

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 986  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 126  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 95 63
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 3,212  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 52  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 61  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 68  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 58  
637 MACHINISTS 2,612  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 121  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 500 48
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 425 283
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 329
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 168  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,115 11
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 55  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,469  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 920 108
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 770  
785 ASSEMBLERS 119  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 119 34
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 329 329
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 9 4
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,017 329
TOTAL 20,380 4,167

*(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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