National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name HYDROXYBUTYRALDEHYDE, 3-
CAS # 107-89-1
RTECS # ES3150000
Agent Code X3033

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 75 26
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 307 15
357 MESSENGERS 278  
446 HEALTH AIDES, EXCEPT NURSING 350  
449 MAIDS AND HOUSEMEN 824 750
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 2,281 533
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 343  
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 40  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 271  
529 TELEPHONE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 1,792 36
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 870  
575 ELECTRICIANS 682  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 433  
634 TOOL AND DIE MAKERS 3,539  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 88  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 46 34
704 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE OPERATORS 4,542  
719 MOLDING AND CASTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,269  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 17 6
734 PRINTING MACHINE OPERATORS 551 40
753 CEMENTING AND GLUING MACHINE OPERATORS 616  
755 EXTRUDING AND FORMING MACHINE OPERATORS 321  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 242 3
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 219  
766 FURNACE, KILN, AND OVEN OPERATORS, EXC. FOOD 271  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,709 2,245
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 2,629 126
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 3,500 2,581
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 1,551  
785 ASSEMBLERS 5,473 5,473
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 83 83
TOTAL 37,212 11,951

*(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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