National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ISOCYANIC ACID, HEXAMETHYLENE ESTER
CAS # 822-06-0
RTECS # MO1740000
Agent Code M4839

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
075 GEOLOGISTS AND GEODESISTS 28  
085 DENTISTS 36  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 3  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 201  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 3  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 82  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 158  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 57  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 413  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 181 62
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 520 11
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 135  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 181  
637 MACHINISTS 3,317  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 32  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 136  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 406  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,619 176
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 151 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 51  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 101  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 413  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 32 5
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 11 11
TOTAL 19,180 329

*(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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