National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name OXAZOLIDINE, 4,4-DIMETHYL-
CAS # 51200-87-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X1173

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 89  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,934 64
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 256  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 305  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 159  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 77  
526 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND POWER TOOL REPAIRERS 130 65
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 2,515  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 1,144  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 2,339  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,260 39
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,009  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 4,529 159
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,019  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 324  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 243  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 273  
637 MACHINISTS 6,595 127
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 56  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 935 49
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 260  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,421 187
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,030 11
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 843 114
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 485 32
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 851 101
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 102  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 308  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 89  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 89  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 154 16
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 122 16
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 49  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 979 130
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 20,670 4,904
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 2,327 254
784 SOLDERERS AND BRAZERS 6 6
785 ASSEMBLERS 9,587 2,616
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 263 84
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 146 130
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 16  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 607  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 406 260
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,055  
TOTAL 72,070 9,363

*(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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