National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name ALKENES, POLYMD., CHLORINATED
CAS # 68410-99-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X2363

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 81 32
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 80  
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 701 6
379 GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS 69  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 4,246 35
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 2,429  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 1,656  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 250  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 841  
544 MILLWRIGHTS 979  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 895  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 1,388  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 931  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 4,890 21
637 MACHINISTS 17,680 423
645 PATTERNMAKERS AND MODEL MAKERS, METAL 1,233 852
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 169 72
655 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION METAL WORKERS 364  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 5,242 781
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 23  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 234  
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,876 170
705 MILLING AND PLANING MACHINE OPERATORS 55  
706 PUNCHING AND STAMPING PRESS MACHINE OPERATORS 2,310 150
707 ROLLING MACHINE OPERATORS 441  
708 DRILLING AND BORING MACHINE OPERATORS 240  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,272 73
714 NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE OPERATORS 237  
715 MISCELLANEOUS METAL, PLASTIC, STONE, AND GLASS WORKING MACHINE OPERATORS 7  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 301  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 233 28
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 579  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 192  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,121  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 3  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 207  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,806 103
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 26,022 6,068
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 659  
785 ASSEMBLERS 7,834  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 91 51
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 3  
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 23  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 560  
TOTAL 96,490 8,870

*(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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