National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ADIPIC ACID, DIMETHYL ESTER
CAS # 627-93-0
RTECS # AV1645000
Agent Code T1493

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 2,881  
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 48  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 300  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 427 427
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 765  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 480  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 364  
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 4,429  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,414 302
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 767 297
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 427  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,193 852
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 765  
656 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, WOOD 82 3
678 DENTAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL APPLIANCE TECHNICIANS 21  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 259  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 210 6
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 914 547
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,271 32
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,589 52
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 259  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,621 819
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 119 34
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 148  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 11 11
TOTAL 24,766 3,381

*(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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