National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2-PROPENOIC ACID, 2-METHYL-, DODECYL ESTER, POLYMER WITH HEXADECYL 2-METHYL-2-PROPENOATE, OCTADECYL 2-METHYL-** (CON'T IN SUFFIX 1-X1508001)
CAS # 68459-84-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X1508

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 1,106 24
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 75  
217 DRAFTING OCCUPATIONS 1,105  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 88  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 17,604 358
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 8,168  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 10,633 541
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 507  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 133  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 1,887  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 574  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,212  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 122  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 179  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 3,300  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 3,661 14
575 ELECTRICIANS 134  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 132  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 311  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 823  
637 MACHINISTS 10,661 245
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 356  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 146  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,000  
695 POWER PLANT OPERATORS 78  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,483  
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,139  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 174  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 747 72
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 431  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 367 28
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 11  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 353  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 489  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 585 585
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 3,369 600
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 176  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,594  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 323  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 146  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,936  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,384  
785 ASSEMBLERS 2,477  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 51  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 4,588  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 2,097 129
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 922 134
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,781  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 774  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 108  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,967  
TOTAL 97,466 2,729

*(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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