National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

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

Agent Name POLYURETHANE FOAM
CAS # 9009-54-5
RTECS # TR7875000
Agent Code X3289

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
084 PHYSICIANS 83 52
095 REGISTERED NURSES 10,372 9,519
105 THERAPISTS, N.E.C. 62 52
206 RADIOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 600 475
207 LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES 356 316
208 HEALTH TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 400 352
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 105 26
447 NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDANTS 126 79
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 53 7
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 606 55
668 UPHOLSTERERS 2,576 1,227
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 177  
744 TEXTILE SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS 813 765
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 153  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 1,189 595
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,173 1,817
888 HAND PACKERS AND PACKAGERS 330 330
TOTAL 22,176 15,667

*(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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