National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHACRYLIC ACID, ALPHA-
CAS # 79-41-4
RTECS # OZ2975000
Agent Code M3304

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 158  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 155 78
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 415  
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,316 917
097 DIETITIANS 1,799 1,223
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 126 14
103 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS 383 318
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 552 360
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,194 573
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,366 1,138
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 284 53
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 95 63
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
313 SECRETARIES 106 106
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 223 179
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 969 608
373 EXPEDITERS 69  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 4,780 3,413
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 10,836 7,036
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 10,619 6,170
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 47,032 12,487
469 PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 216 154
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 528  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 319 46
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 16  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 12  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 103 52
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 464  
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 4,832  
567 CARPENTERS 1,181  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 155  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 395  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 283  
637 MACHINISTS 1,784 236
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 2,175 24
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 29 18
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 120 120
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 723  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 2,026 1,393
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 2,614 2,033
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 232 58
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 2,067  
687 BAKERS 1,866 510
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 65  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 574 287
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 493 24
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,164 112
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 667 72
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,863 512
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 47  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 39  
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 646 530
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 965 313
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,799 55
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,306 1,182
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 196  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 758  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 732  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,056 95
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,741 335
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 310  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,800 1,627
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 200 20
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 139 52
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 490  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 240  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 57  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 245 41
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 469 160
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,708 808
TOTAL 145,414 46,453

*(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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