National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS-POLYETHYLENE
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code X2055

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 122  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 147  
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 73  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 73 73
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 879 659
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 147 73
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 171 171
TOTAL 1,612 977

*(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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