National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLYPROPYLENE, FIBER
CAS # 9003-07-0
RTECS #
Agent Code X1205

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 221  
668 UPHOLSTERERS 789 379
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 631  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 903 752
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,841 1,484
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 7,411 4,589
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,098  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 903 790
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,247 2,548
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 2,210 1,263
TOTAL 22,254 11,805

*(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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