National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name SULFURIC ACID, MONO(2-ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 126-92-1
RTECS # MP0700000
Agent Code M2509

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 69  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 85  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 52  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 96 32
095 REGISTERED NURSES 598 598
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 31 31
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 94 94
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 828 783
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 69 26
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 20  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 17 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 8  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,209 852
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 275  
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 677 677
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,486 3,237
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 8,042 5,993
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 756 649
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 54 54
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 8,318 1,487
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 1,811 1,100
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,580  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 60 9
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 178 4
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 113  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 7  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 742  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 143  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 113  
637 MACHINISTS 12,070 503
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 24 11
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 67 33
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 655 62
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 768 658
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,168 1,695
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 74  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 20  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,460 438
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 1,550 1,292
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 574  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 231  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 228  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 142  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 258  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,688 567
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,171 165
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 257  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,206 253
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 914 914
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 190 49
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 173  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,155 1,155
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 360  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 989 193
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 705 456
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 871 65
TOTAL 75,506 24,138

*(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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