National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2-PROPENOIC ACID, ETHYL ESTER, POLYMER WITH 2-ETHYLHEXYL 2-PROPENOATE
CAS # 26376-86-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X1031

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
008 PERSONNEL AND LABOR RELATIONS MANAGERS 542  
016 MANAGERS, PROPERTIES AND REAL ESTATE 81  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 378  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 16  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 138  
185 DESIGNERS 256 148
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 34 34
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 1,006 280
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 165  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 470 3
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 157 3
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 771 55
346 MAIL PREPARING AND PAPER HANDLING MACHINE OPERATORS 377 63
359 DISPATCHERS 317  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 136  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 500  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 11  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 47,757 1,014
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 6,143  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 65  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 18,847  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 42,373 547
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 3,601 199
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 419  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 189  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 9,333  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6,346 138
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 2,491 7
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 80  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 35  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 96  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 122  
535 CAMERA, WATCH, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS 160  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 431  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 73  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,129  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,593  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 23,960 357
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 646  
567 CARPENTERS 143  
575 ELECTRICIANS 2,541 6
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 3,893 87
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 157  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 727 6
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 2,876  
613 SUPERVISORS, EXTRACTIVE OCCUPATIONS 513  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 7,235  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 474  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,322  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 5,326 161
637 MACHINISTS 23,262 836
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 146  
659 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WOODWORKERS 60  
667 TAILORS 482 45
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 210  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 43 14
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 485 389
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 2,324  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 57  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 140  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,546  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,655 230
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,019 143
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,678  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,051 593
713 FORGING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,652 1,326
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,241 576
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 938 472
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 11  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 31  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,952  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 9  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,278 418
736 TYPESETTERS AND COMPOSITORS 860  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 568 284
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,037 916
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,765 2,799
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 16,756 16,319
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 4,957 2,025
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 293 286
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,067 3
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 316 45
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,787 350
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 158  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 35  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 55 29
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,258 274
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 16,486 891
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 7,517 4,512
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 6,266 127
785 ASSEMBLERS 30,372 17,635
787 HAND MOLDING, CASTING, AND FORMING OCCUPATIONS 54 23
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 77 70
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 5,170 37
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 180  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 2,571  
825 RAILROAD BRAKE, SIGNAL, AND SWITCH OPERATORS 354  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,540  
848 HOIST AND WINCH OPERATORS 355  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,542  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 782  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 314  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 714  
864 HELPERS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 473  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 3,702  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 102  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 377 377
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 247  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 10,570  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 489  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 90  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,516  
TOTAL 388,159 55,720

*(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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