National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OFC ACETYLENE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code S2095

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 395  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 293  
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 197  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,433 179
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 356 44
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 248  
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 132  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 222 133
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 17  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 495 2
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 1,462  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 60,707 434
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 243  
494 SUPERVISORS, FORESTRY AND LOGGING WORKERS 152  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,289  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 21,567  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 29,584 539
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 2,445 243
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 6,984  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 13,514 75
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,767  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,422  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 294  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 3  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,836  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 251  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 362  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 6,690  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 13,005  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 31,390 8
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 5,356  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 185  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 153  
567 CARPENTERS 1,348  
575 ELECTRICIANS 928  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 622  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 180  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 51,509 20
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 1,198  
589 GLAZIERS 456  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 1,121 7
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 19,549 172
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 1,254  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 493  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 8,188 432
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,637  
637 MACHINISTS 8,273  
643 BOILERMAKERS 893 6
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 2,053 22
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 13,480 43
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 149  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 985  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 997  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 653  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 389  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 220  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,359  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,166  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 437  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,400  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,361 57
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 62  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 152  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 48  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 288  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 49  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 212  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 539  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 634  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,251 122
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,571  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 8,799 764
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 77,815 352
785 ASSEMBLERS 12,084 135
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 293  
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 475  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,709  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 283  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 5,495 181
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,334  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 468  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 679  
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 326  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 14,701 16
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 240  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 77  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 2,015  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 1,196  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 14,075 950
TOTAL 492,380 5,787

*(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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