National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLYETHYLENE WAX
CAS # 9002-88-4
RTECS #
Agent Code T1799

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 482 87
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 50  
036 INSPECTORS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, EXC. CONSTRUCTION 32 32
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 607 143
095 REGISTERED NURSES 7,291 6,990
096 PHARMACISTS 331 186
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 366 366
185 DESIGNERS 401 25
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 1,526 1,121
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,432 356
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 315 32
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 479 479
313 SECRETARIES 568 189
335 FILE CLERKS 253  
363 PRODUCTION COORDINATORS 631 210
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 1,166  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 57  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 611 57
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 140  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 736 736
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 13,687 9,025
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 17,255 4,322
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 2,067  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 6,707 57
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 282  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,240  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 219  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 8,809  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 260 94
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 180  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 207  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 71  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,990  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 205  
635 TOOL AND DIE MAKER APPRENTICES 584  
637 MACHINISTS 110  
679 BOOKBINDERS 833 341
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 140 140
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 445 32
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 8,049 1,952
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 52,635 2,806
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 72 18
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 13  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,669 1,640
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 365  
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 460 315
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,394 201
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,021 64
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,242  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 253  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 841  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 212  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 767 72
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 5,232 1,187
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,733 265
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 107  
785 ASSEMBLERS 633 213
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 1,046 405
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,425 71
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 1,115  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 385  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 620  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,244 762
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 2,128 5
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 146 146
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 255 255
TOTAL 170,078 35,399

*(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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