National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name 1,4-BENZENEDICARBOXYLIC ACID, POLYMER WITH 1,4-BUTANEDIOL
CAS # 26062-94-2
RTECS #
Agent Code X2749

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
335 FILE CLERKS 553 484
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 196 13
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,055  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 466  
575 ELECTRICIANS 145  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,120 83
675 HAND MOLDERS AND SHAPERS, EXCEPT JEWELERS 18 18
696 STATIONARY ENGINEERS 512  
717 FABRICATING MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 63 13
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 14,599 10,369
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 2,263 1,638
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 25 6
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,790 2,732
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 1,239 330
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 1,675 1,675
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 289  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 1,600  
TOTAL 28,608 17,360

*(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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