National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name BENZENE, DIETHENYL-, POLYMER WITH 2-METHYL-1,3-BUTADIENE AND 2-METHYL-1-PROPENE
CAS # 9060-33-7
RTECS #
Agent Code X2005

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 103 52
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 103  
389 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 52  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 258  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 633  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 213 128
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 479  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 2,548 158
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 42 21
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 155  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 4,614 1,758
785 ASSEMBLERS 599  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 28 11
TOTAL 9,827 2,127

*(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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