National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 2-PROPENOIC ACID, 2-ME-, DODECYL ESTER, POLYMER WITH EICOSYL 2-ME-2-PROPENOATE, HEXADECYL 2-ME-2-PROPENOATE AND PENTADECYL 2-ME-PROPENOATE
CAS # 63150-03-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X1509

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 280  
027 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALISTS 305  
045 METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS 64  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 5  
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 24  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 633 203
269 SALES WORKERS, PARTS 2,455  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 384 128
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 119  
374 MATERIAL RECORDING, SCHEDULING, AND DISTRIBUTING CLERKS, N.E.C. 5  
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 362  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 568 568
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 17,897 189
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 914  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 24,110  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 4,843 8
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 593  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 16,260 56
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 7,811  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 988 46
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 1,346 123
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 80  
538 OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRERS 2,892  
539 MECHANICAL CONTROLS AND VALVE REPAIRERS 37  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 262  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 305  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 9,143 7
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,175  
575 ELECTRICIANS 135  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 622  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 48  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 2,802  
614 DRILLERS, OIL WELL 7,178  
615 EXPLOSIVES WORKERS 246  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 145  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 845  
637 MACHINISTS 2,074 17
644 PRECISION GRINDERS, FITTERS, AND TOOL SHARPENERS 137  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 1,882  
667 TAILORS 487 45
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 210  
676 PATTERNMAKERS, LAY-OUT WORKERS, AND CUTTERS 123  
679 BOOKBINDERS 128  
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 223  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 114  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 756 233
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 329  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 213  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,234 1,917
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 11  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,339  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,961  
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 568 284
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,130 2,130
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,184 2,939
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 5  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 340  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 145  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 128 64
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 2,449  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 105  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,635 38
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,324 240
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 164  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,839  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 2,262 1,369
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 159  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 204  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 5,590  
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 80  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,553  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,942  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,069  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 1,028  
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 29  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 676  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 3,979  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,333 18
TOTAL 155,109 10,626

*(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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