National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLY(OXY-1,2-ETHANEDIYL), ALPHA-HYDRO-OMEGA-HYDROXY-, C8-10-ALKYL ETHERS, PHOSPHATE
CAS # 68130-47-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X1698

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 78  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 252  
098 INHALATION THERAPISTS 165 120
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 524 434
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 148 49
223 BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS 146 146
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 221 63
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 158  
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 29  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 398 359
436 COOKS, EXCEPT SHORT ORDER 85  
439 KITCHEN WORKERS, FOOD PREPARATION 108 71
444 MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATION OCCUPATIONS 2,041 2,041
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 809 333
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 530 465
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 23,007 6,883
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 736  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 909  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 152  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 45  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 22  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 238  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 175  
575 ELECTRICIANS 1,028 62
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 32  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 873  
637 MACHINISTS 2,075  
683 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS 1,732 1,548
686 BUTCHERS AND MEAT CUTTERS 526  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 212 44
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 244 28
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 7,809 630
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,475  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 52 26
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,491 526
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,399 1,496
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 10  
764 WASHING, CLEANING, AND PICKLING MACHINE OPERATORS 585 21
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 275 27
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 1,007 100
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,322 231
785 ASSEMBLERS 255 27
786 HAND CUTTING AND TRIMMING OCCUPATIONS 351  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 223  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 5,248  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 714  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 132  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 524  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 1,345 585
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,497  
TOTAL 66,415 16,316

*(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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