National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name CELLULOSE, CARBOXYMETHYL 2-HYDROXYETHYL ETHER, SODIUM SALT
CAS # 9088-04-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X1621

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
044 AEROSPACE ENGINEERS 22  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 83 83
189 PHOTOGRAPHERS 28  
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 44  
426 GUARDS AND POLICE, EXC. PUBLIC SERVICE 56 14
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 65  
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 17 12
TOTAL 315 109

*(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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