National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HEPTANAL, 2-(PHENYLMETHYLENE)-
CAS # 122-40-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X1835

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
018 FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2,427 485
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,356  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 93 56
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,315 1,315
319 RECEPTIONISTS 876 526
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 124  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 2,027 1,492
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,464 1,977
458 HAIRDRESSERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS 32,620 24,235
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 14  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 201 201
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 192  
636 PRECISION ASSEMBLERS, METAL 1,119 947
637 MACHINISTS 201 172
747 PRESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,097 877
748 LAUNDERING AND DRY CLEANING MACHINE OPERATORS 12,132 8,644
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,675 722
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,159 137
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 554 58
774 PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS MACHINE OPERATORS 657 657
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 4,807 1,851
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 967 580
785 ASSEMBLERS 1,672 1,377
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 638 357
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 43  
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 1,110  
877 STOCK HANDLERS AND BAGGERS 138  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 803 803
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,425 332
TOTAL 79,408 47,945

*(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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