National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL-, COPPER SALT
CAS # 22221-10-9
RTECS #
Agent Code T0981

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 284  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 6 3
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 123  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 461 439
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 157 10
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 484  
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 397 227
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 81  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 1,119  
567 CARPENTERS 397 227
575 ELECTRICIANS 356  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 163  
637 MACHINISTS 754  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 760 384
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 726 58
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 123  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 309 82
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 450 450
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 166  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 54  
785 ASSEMBLERS 6,431 3,002
793 HAND ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OCCUPATIONS 77 77
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 82  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 139  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 69  
TOTAL 14,166 4,958

*(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.

NIOSH Home | NIOSH Search | Site Index | Contact Us | NOES Home