National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACRYLIC ACID, 2-CYANO-, METHYL ESTER
CAS # 137-05-3
RTECS # AS7000000
Agent Code M4755

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 94  
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
074 ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE SCIENTISTS 22  
099 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS 70 63
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 7  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 446 50
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 115  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,035 222
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 36  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 99  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 115  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,804 41
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,802  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 27  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 261 249
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 443 406
544 MILLWRIGHTS 345  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 103 52
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 36  
567 CARPENTERS 65  
575 ELECTRICIANS 92  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 70  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 282 125
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 1,793 13
637 MACHINISTS 5,364  
643 BOILERMAKERS 24  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 514  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 86 21
668 UPHOLSTERERS 25 25
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 35 21
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,453 1,429
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 21  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 14  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 73 24
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 29 14
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 217  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 6 6
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 646 530
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 292 31
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 95 72
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 17  
785 ASSEMBLERS 29,623 18,940
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 170 73
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 71  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 69  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 12 12
TOTAL 51,367 22,918

*(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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