National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OXIDIZED POLYETHYLENE
CAS # 68441-17-8
RTECS #
Agent Code T0892

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 280  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 391  
084 PHYSICIANS 49 33
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 83 28
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,277 221
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 190 57
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 486 76
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 313 313
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 76  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,815  
327 ORDER CLERKS 1,579  
335 FILE CLERKS 253  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 2,378 530
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 871  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 109  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 452 382
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 735 474
448 SUPERVISORS, CLEANING AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS 642 368
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 9,270 4,765
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 49,318 21,995
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 226  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 3,066  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 6,782  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 11,552 585
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 1,584  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,298  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 861  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 835  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 10  
527 TELEPHONE LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 723  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 347  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 599  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414 302
554 SUPERVISORS, CARPENTERS AND RELATED WORKERS 34  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
567 CARPENTERS 4,870 244
575 ELECTRICIANS 109  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,653  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 3,043 530
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,833  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 90  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 418  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 671  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,071 152
637 MACHINISTS 2,813 431
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,857  
649 ENGRAVERS, METAL 280 88
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 3,397 28
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
667 TAILORS 1,491 112
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 894 520
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 477 382
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,812 164
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 166  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,519  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,840 32
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 749 335
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,712 115
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 329 34
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 62 7
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,269 1,053
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 25,961 25,961
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 215 191
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 40 40
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,275 297
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 469 339
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,940 555
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 645 322
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,338 38
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,773 1,358
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 168 168
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 72 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,017 2,767
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 5,053 610
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 608  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,373 1,112
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 219  
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 2,216 24
795 MISCELLANEOUS HAND WORKING OCCUPATIONS 418 90
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,469 562
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 363 363
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 167  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 195  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 569 81
865 HELPERS, CONSTRUCTION TRADES 70  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,740 5
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 509 145
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 5,623 3,952
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 3,291 111
TOTAL 233,534 73,523

*(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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