National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKANES, ISO-
CAS # 64365-06-6
RTECS #
Agent Code X1865

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 77 51
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 119  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 319  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 5,747 5,673
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 1,359  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 6,042 261
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 119  
TOTAL 13,783 5,986

*(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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