National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name GUM GHATTI
CAS # 9000-28-6
RTECS # LY8935000
Agent Code M3187

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,670  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 795  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 62  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 86  
567 CARPENTERS 9,184 250
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,204  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,067  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 78  
658 FURNITURE AND WOOD FINISHERS 2,297  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 2,576 1,227
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 175  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 681  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 817  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 122  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 419  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,103 52
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 91  
785 ASSEMBLERS 497 34
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 234 117
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 91  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 85  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 227  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,950  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 206 79
TOTAL 26,718 1,758

*(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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