National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name PROPANOL, OXYBIS-, DIBENZOATE
CAS # 27138-31-4
RTECS #
Agent Code X1837

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 255 204
215 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 123  
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 166  
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 3,126 2,274
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 427 427
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 34 34
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 815  
487 ANIMAL CARETAKERS, EXCEPT FARM 473 86
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 57  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 2,917  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 43  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 68  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 1,651  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 311  
565 TILE SETTERS, HARD AND SOFT 2,932  
567 CARPENTERS 16,149  
573 DRYWALL INSTALLERS 1,119  
579 PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 800  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 4,013  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,021  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 93  
637 MACHINISTS 442  
647 PRECIOUS STONES AND METALS WORKERS (JEWELERS) 325 163
668 UPHOLSTERERS 853  
679 BOOKBINDERS 1,648 560
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 166  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 829  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 893 32
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 332  
725 MISCELLANEOUS METAL AND PLASTIC PROCESSING MACHINE OPERATORS 985 131
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 9,636 3,589
737 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 16  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,747 5,673
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,934 273
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,159 1,284
754 PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS 551 83
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 33  
763 ROASTING AND BAKING MACHINE OPERATORS, FOOD 28  
765 FOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,878 683
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 429 101
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,207 938
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 2,736 1,515
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 3,053  
785 ASSEMBLERS 3,153 1,378
789 HAND PAINTING, COATING, AND DECORATING OCCUPATIONS 129  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 166  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 995 83
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 138  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 19,428  
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 4,191 3,801
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 1,326  
TOTAL 102,998 23,311

*(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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