National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 1,4-BENZENEDICARBOXYLIC ACID, DIMETHYL ESTER, POLYMER WITH 1,4-BUTANEDIOL AND ALPHA-HYDRO-OMEGA-HYDROXYPOLY(OXY-1,4-BUTANEDIYL)
CAS # 9078-71-1
RTECS #
Agent Code X2383

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
007 FINANCIAL MANAGERS 173  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 2,017 576
159 TEACHERS, N.E.C. 43  
454 ELEVATOR OPERATORS 43  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 389  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 519 87
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,093 1,828
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 201  
738 WINDING AND TWISTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,601 952
739 KNITTING, LOOPING, TAPING, AND WEAVING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,947 1,168
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 46  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 50  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 252 25
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 53  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 998 633
785 ASSEMBLERS 536 536
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,039 389
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 262  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 173  
TOTAL 12,437 6,194

*(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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