National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHANOL, 2-PROPOXY-
CAS # 2807-30-9
RTECS # KM2800000
Agent Code M3118

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 275  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
185 DESIGNERS 134 67
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 195  
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 128 44
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 60 46
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 61  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 177 88
335 FILE CLERKS 331  
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 464 427
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 109  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 916 655
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 5,784 547
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 346  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 72  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 45  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,228  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,350 503
567 CARPENTERS 6,149 244
575 ELECTRICIANS 109  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 2,783  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,019  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 985  
637 MACHINISTS 2,798  
639 MACHINIST APPRENTICES 139  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 263  
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 1,312 146
666 DRESSMAKERS 358  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 345 207
679 BOOKBINDERS 721 432
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 32 32
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 132 92
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 21 21
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 514 14
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,115 167
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 11  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 72  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 27,912 2,771
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 873 118
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 2,961 1,807
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,855 151
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 145 52
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 550  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 174  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 541 48
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,164 784
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 585 21
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 44  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 95 12
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,365 905
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,469 1,589
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 405  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,694 2,069
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,091 395
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 359 134
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 450 91
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 546  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 318  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 377 377
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 103  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 2,001 1,941
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 378 347
TOTAL 99,040 17,756

*(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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