National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name TRIETHANOLAMINE, 85%
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X1569

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
095 REGISTERED NURSES 6,479 5,890
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 1,060 713
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 17 17
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 185 118
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 66 23
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 59 41
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 49  
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 265  
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 26  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 1,323 662
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,158 1,102
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 1,510 755
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 180  
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 401  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 905  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 31  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,334  
557 SUPERVISORS; PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 3,250  
575 ELECTRICIANS 601  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 79  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 65  
637 MACHINISTS 1,886 41
669 SHOE REPAIRERS 184 184
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 494  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 1,090  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 32  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 99  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 1,184 690
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 516 28
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 297  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,605 473
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 212 106
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 410  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 387 12
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 371  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 80  
745 SHOE MACHINE OPERATORS 66 66
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 630 339
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 131  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 759 249
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 73  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,079  
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 983 424
785 ASSEMBLERS 49 32
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 587 212
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 450 318
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 1,288  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 1,051  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 202  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 785  
TOTAL 41,023 12,497

*(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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