National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ACETIC ACID, BIS(1,1-DIMETHYLETHOXY)SILYLENE ESTER
CAS # 13170-23-5
RTECS #
Agent Code X1108

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 6,525  
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 9  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 2,291 87
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,433 179
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 899 62
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 429 427
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 6,294 389
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 4,683  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,201  
508 AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANICS 3,079 199
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 5,989  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 488  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,830  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 1,342  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 90  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 59  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 763 85
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,434  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 904  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 544 79
567 CARPENTERS 1,027  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,510  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 318 297
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 153  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 589  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 395 17
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 437  
637 MACHINISTS 2,524  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 4,671 158
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 122  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 9  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 35  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 24 11
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,643 164
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 181 21
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 23  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 57  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 79 35
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 434 19
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 765 582
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 67 33
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 34  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 158 30
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,807 2,529
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 227  
785 ASSEMBLERS 9,043 2,856
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 68  
798 PRODUCTION SAMPLERS AND WEIGHERS 68  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 2,953  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 453 407
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 382  
TOTAL 77,543 8,665

*(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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