National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKANES, C10-14-ISO-
CAS # 68551-18-8
RTECS #
Agent Code X2027

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,009  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 75 37
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 93 56
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 22  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,620  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 291  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 122  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 243  
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 32  
637 MACHINISTS 2,065  
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 166  
657 CABINET MAKERS AND BENCH CARPENTERS 725 207
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 333  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 535  
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 778  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 155  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 815 215
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 104 52
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 243  
726 WOOD LATHE, ROUTING, AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 415 155
728 SHAPING AND JOINING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
733 MISCELLANEOUS WOODWORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 104  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,158  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,411  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 220 147
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 259 52
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 438  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 52  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 204  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 166  
785 ASSEMBLERS 415 52
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 568  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 178  
TOTAL 16,171 973

*(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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