National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ETHANOL, 2-(2-PROPOXYETHOXY)-
CAS # 6881-94-3
RTECS #
Agent Code M3886

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 307  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 10,365 31
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 33,276  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 1,793 8
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,015  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,064  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,042  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 332  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 57  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 1,712  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 7,028 14
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 622  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 132  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 11  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 323  
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,731 21
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 329  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 307  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 3,219  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 216  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
TOTAL 68,203 74

*(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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