National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), STEAM-CRACKED, POLYMERS WITH ETHYLENE-MANUF.-BY-PRODUCT DICYCLOPENTADIENE-CONC. ALKENES
CAS # 68131-87-3
RTECS #
Agent Code X2386

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
185 DESIGNERS 575 246
188 PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, CRAFT-ARTISTS, AND ARTIST PRINTMAKERS 748 330
195 EDITORS AND REPORTERS 285 23
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 57  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 2,228 356
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 891  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 5,181  
567 CARPENTERS 74  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 256  
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,349  
735 PHOTOENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 76  
749 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE MACHINE OPERATORS 827 79
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 676 65
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,860 65
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 549 238
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 554 58
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 3,057 302
785 ASSEMBLERS 266 29
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 288 29
TOTAL 20,797 1,819

*(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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