National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID ETHENYL ESTER, POLYMER WITH ETHENOL
CAS # 25213-24-5
RTECS #
Agent Code T0902

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 952 845
185 DESIGNERS 277 208
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 173  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 4,171 1,701
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 512 183
328 PERSONNEL CLERKS, EXCEPT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING 57 57
357 MESSENGERS 278  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 265 138
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 602  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,604 22
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
575 ELECTRICIANS 338  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 525 343
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 393  
646 LAY-OUT WORKERS 1,827 1,522
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
667 TAILORS 2,500 1,386
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 289  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 9 7
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 23  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 761 457
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 666 104
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 841 778
743 TEXTILE CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 364  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 20,044 19,982
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,857 5,782
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,944 1,053
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 69 69
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,289 115
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 183  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 858 801
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 686 18
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 124 57
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,683 387
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 296  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,063 2,063
799 GRADERS AND SORTERS, EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL 57 57
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 188  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 256  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 402  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 187  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 131 69
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 870 870
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 196 91
TOTAL 58,217 39,165

*(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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