National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code M3841

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 108  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 385 3
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 15,760 130
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 59  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 641  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 325 10
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 669  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 11  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 198  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,498 16
567 CARPENTERS 143  
575 ELECTRICIANS 903  
637 MACHINISTS 142  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,024  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 233 10
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 57  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 663 227
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 229 57
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,513  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 831  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 7 7
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,200 835
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,286 3,129
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 820 442
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 68  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 98  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 86  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 9  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 37  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,908 247
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 215  
785 ASSEMBLERS 10,308 2,371
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 107  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 74  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 215  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 24 10
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 19  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,257  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 10  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 135 94
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 108  
TOTAL 51,830 7,588

*(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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