National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CYCLOHEXANE, 1,1'-METHYLENEBIS(4-ISOCYANATO-
CAS # 5124-30-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X1175

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 173  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 246  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 37  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 837  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 3,565  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 1,006 445
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 190  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 6  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 177  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 14  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 234 45
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 113  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 137  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 218  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 44 9
785 ASSEMBLERS 577 139
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 32  
TOTAL 7,764 637

*(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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